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Original Articles

Gonadal development and associated changes in gonadosomatic index and sex steroids during the reproductive cycle of cultured male and female Caspian brown trout, Salmo trutta caspius (Kessler, 1877)

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Pages 154-162 | Received 02 Jul 2011, Accepted 08 Nov 2011, Published online: 31 Jan 2012

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