Identity of a Tilapia Pheromone Released by Dominant Males that Primes Females for Reproduction

@article{KellerCosta2014IdentityOA,
  title={Identity of a Tilapia Pheromone Released by Dominant Males that Primes Females for Reproduction},
  author={Tina Keller-Costa and Peter C. Hubbard and Christian Paetz and Yoko Nakamura and Jos{\'e} P. da Silva and Ana Rato and Eduardo N. Barata and Bernd Schneider and Adelino V. M. Can{\'a}rio},
  journal={Current Biology},
  year={2014},
  volume={24},
  pages={2130-2135}
}
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