Histological validation of gonadal macroscopic staging criteria for Labeo cylindricus (Pisces: Cyprinidae)

African Zoology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 223-231

  Booth, Anthony J ^a   Weyl, Olaf L F ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Gametogenesis; Gonadal recrudescence; Potadromesis; Synchronous spawning; Vitellogenesis

Indexed keywords

CHAUNAX PICTUS; CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINIFORMES; LABEO; LABEO CYLINDRICUS; PISCES; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 0038492950     PISSN: 15627020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15627020.2000.11657094     Document Type: Article

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