Male display characters, gonadal maturation and androgens in the cichlid fish Oreochromis mossambicus

The relationships between gonadal maturation and the expression of behavioral and morphological display characters in O. mossambicus was investigated and the possible role of androgens in the coordination of this process was evaluated using genital papilla size as a bioassay for androgen levels. Mor...

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Main Author: Oliveira, Rui Filipe (author)
Other Authors: Almada, Vítor Carvalho (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/1326
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.ispa.pt:10400.12/1326