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The Neuroendocrine Control of Pubertal Development in Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus thynnus)


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1 Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research, National Center for Mariculture, P.O. Box 1212, Eilat 8112, Israel
2 Department of Animal Health and Welfare, University of Bari, Italy
3 Institute of Aquaculture, Hellenic Center for Marine Research, Crete, Greece
4 Heinrich-Heine Universität, Institut für Zoophysiologie, Düsseldorf, Germany
5 Malta Center for Fisheries Sciences, Marsaxlokk, Malta
6 Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Centro Oceanográfico de Murcia, Puerto de Mazarrón, Spain
7 Tuna Graso S.A., Carretera de la Palma Km 7, Paraje la Estrella, Cartagena (Murcia), Spain
8 Kali tuna D.O.O. Put Vele Luke bb, 23272 Kali, Croatia
9 Laboratory for Aquaculture, Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Split, Croatia
10 Faculty of Science, Health and Education, University of the Sunshine Coast, Qld., Australia
 

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Authors

N. Berkovich
Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research, National Center for Mariculture, P.O. Box 1212, Eilat 8112, Israel
A. Corriero
Department of Animal Health and Welfare, University of Bari, Italy
N. Santamaria
Department of Animal Health and Welfare, University of Bari, Italy
C. C. Mylonas
Institute of Aquaculture, Hellenic Center for Marine Research, Crete, Greece
C. R. Bridges
Heinrich-Heine Universität, Institut für Zoophysiologie, Düsseldorf, Germany
R. Vassallo-Aguis
Malta Center for Fisheries Sciences, Marsaxlokk, Malta
F. De La Gandara
Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Centro Oceanográfico de Murcia, Puerto de Mazarrón, Spain
A. Belmonte
Tuna Graso S.A., Carretera de la Palma Km 7, Paraje la Estrella, Cartagena (Murcia), Spain
K. Mislov
Kali tuna D.O.O. Put Vele Luke bb, 23272 Kali, Croatia
I. Katavic
Laboratory for Aquaculture, Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Split, Croatia
A. Elizur
Faculty of Science, Health and Education, University of the Sunshine Coast, Qld., Australia
I. Meiri-Ashkenazi
Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research, National Center for Mariculture, P.O. Box 1212, Eilat 8112, Israel
H. Gordin
Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research, National Center for Mariculture, P.O. Box 1212, Eilat 8112, Israel
H. Rosenfeld
Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research, National Center for Mariculture, P.O. Box 1212, Eilat 8112, Israel

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17485/ijst%2F2011%2Fv4iS8%2F30861