A genetic test of sexual size dimorphism in pre-emergent chinook salmon.

Sex differences in early development may play an important role in the expression of sexual size dimorphism at the adult stage. To test whether sexual size dimorphism is present in pre-emergent chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), alevins were reared at two temperatures (10 °C and 15 °C) and s...

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Main Authors: Tosh W Mizzau, Shawn R Garner, Stephen A C Marklevitz, Graham J Thompson, Yolanda E Morbey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3804611?pdf=render