Artificial propagation of the African catfish Heterobranchus longifilis (Siluroidei; Clariidae): Description of a simple technique to avoid sacrificing male broodfish for the obtention of milt

Aquaculture

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 215-217

  Nguenga, David ^a   Breine, Jan J ^a,b   Teugels, Guy G ^b,c   Ollevier, Frans ^b  

^a Foumban Fishculture Res Station   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c ROYAL MUSEUM FOR CENTRAL AFRICA   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Heterobranchus longifilis; Partial gonadectomy

Indexed keywords

CLARIIDAE; HETEROBRANCHUS LONGIFILIS;

EID: 0030606654     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0044-8486(96)01273-2     Document Type: Article

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