Foam nest production in the armoured catfish

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 665-667

  Andrade, D V ^a   Abe, A S ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

catfish nest; foam production; parental care; reproduction; spawning

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031105589     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1996.0318     Document Type: Article

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