Castration affects reproductive but not aggressive behavior in a cichlid fish

Gonads are the main source of sex steroids, which have been implicated in the regulation of sexually differentiated behavior, such as reproductive and aggressive displays. In the Mozambique tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) territorial males have higher androgen levels than non-territorials, express...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor principal: Almeida, O. G. (author)
Outros Autores: Canario, Adelino V. M. (author), Oliveira, Rui F. (author)
Formato: article
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2015
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Texto completo:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/4977
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:sapientia.ualg.pt:10400.1/4977