Gonadal Maturation and Breeding Biology of the Putitora Mahseer, Tor putitora Hamilton (Teleostei) from Rawal Lake, Islamabad

Pakistan Journal of Zoology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 341-353

  Subhan, Fazli ^a   Hafeez, M A ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Pakistan)

^b QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Breeding seasonality; Gonadal maturation; Mahseer fish; Time of maturity; Tor putitora

Indexed keywords

EID: 0442278077     PISSN: 00309923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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