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protogyny

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protogyny
see protandry.
protandry, protogyny
a state of hermaphroditism in which the male gonad matures before the female gonad.
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Sex change of primary males in a diandric labrid Halichoeres trimaculatus: coexistence of protandry and protogyny within a species.
The western blue groper (Achoerodus gouldii), a protogynous ... by Coulson, Peter G.; Hesp, S. Alex; Hall, Norman G.; Potter, Ian C. / Fishery Bulletin
[FIGURES 9-10 OMITTED] Discussion Late gonochorism, protandry, protogyny, and hermaphroditism are the recognized reproductive styles of sparids (Smale, 1988; Buxton and Garratt, 1990).
Reproductive biology of carpenter seabream (Argyrozona argyrozona) ... by Brouwer, Stephen L.; Griffiths, Marc. H. / Fishery Bulletin
We focus on protogyny for this article because numerous protogynous species are commercially important, namely red porgy (Pagrus pagrus), gag grouper (Mycteroperca microlepis), and California sheephead (Scmicossyphus pulcher).
The effects of size-selective fisheries on the stock dynamics of and ... by Alonzo, Suzanne H.; Mangel, Marc / Fishery Bulletin
 
 
 
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