Development of gonadal tissue and aromatase function in the protogynous orange-spotted grouper epinephelus coioides

Zoological Studies

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 693-704

  Tsai, Ya Ju ^a   Lee, Mong Fong ^b   Chen, Chia Yung ^a   Chang, Ching Fong ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL PENGHU UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aromatase; Fish; Gonadal differentiation; Male development; Sex change

Indexed keywords

EPINEPHELUS COIOIDES;

EID: 80155128977     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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