Age structure and growth of peacock cichlids from rivers and reservoirs of Venezuela

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 433-450

  Jepsen, D B ^a   Winemiller, K O ^a   Taphorn, D C ^b   Olarte, D Rodriguez ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Univ Exp los Llanos Ezequiel Z   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Age estimates; Annuli; Cichla; Otoliths; Reproduction; Size structure; Venezuela

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; CICHLID; GROWTH RATE;

VENEZUELA;

CICHLA INTERMEDIA; CICHLA ORINOCENSIS; CICHLA TEMENSIS;

EID: 0032842601     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1999.1009     Document Type: Article

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