Sexually mature European eels (Anguilla anguilla L.) stimulate gonadal development of neighbouring males: possible involvement of chemical communication

This study was aimed to investigate whether sexual maturation of immature male eels could be stimulated indirectly by placing them in contact with either male (Minj) or female (Finj) eels in which sexual maturation had been stimulated directly by weekly injections of human chorionic gonadotropin (hC...

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Main Author: Huertas, Mar (author)
Other Authors: Scott, A. P. (author), Hubbard, Peter (author), Canario, Adelino V. M. (author), Cerda, J. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2014
Subjects:
Olfaction
Pheromone
Steroid release
Plasma steroids
Spermatogenesis
Ovulation
Eel
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/3946
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:sapientia.ualg.pt:10400.1/3946

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/3946

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