Sexual size dimorphism, growth and maturity of the Japanese fluvial sculpin, Cottus pollux (large egg type), in the Inabe River, Mie Prefecture, central Japan

Ichthyological Research

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 43-50

  Natsumeda, Takaharu ^a   Kimura, Seishi ^b   Nagata, Yoshikazu ^c  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b MIE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c OSAKA KYOIKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Breeding season; Individual growth variation; Maturity age; Sexual dimorphism; Specific growth rate

Indexed keywords

COTTUS POLLUX;

EID: 0031286936     PISSN: 13418998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02672757     Document Type: Article

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