Hormonal regulation of female nuptial coloration in a fish
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: chromatophores, female ornament, gobiusculus flavescens, melanocyte stimulating hormone, melatonin, prolactin, sexual selection
2008
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