Testicular Function and Hormonal Regulation in Fishes

Hormones and Reproduction of Vertebrates - Volume 1

Volumn 1, Issue , 2011, Pages 43-63

  Knapp, Rosemary ^a   Carlisle, Sharon L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

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