Social status, breeding state, and GnRH soma size in convict cichlids (Cryptoheros nigrofasciatus)

@article{Chee2013SocialSB,
  title={Social status, breeding state, and GnRH soma size in convict cichlids (Cryptoheros nigrofasciatus)},
  author={San-San Amy Chee and Walter A. S. Espinoza and Andrew N. Iwaniuk and Janelle M.P. Pakan and Cristi{\'a}n Guti{\'e}rrez-Ib{\'a}{\~n}ez and Douglas R. Wylie and Peter L. Hurd},
  journal={Behavioural Brain Research},
  year={2013},
  volume={237},
  pages={318-324}
}
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