Spawning dynamics of common carp in the River Murray, South Australia, shown by macroscopic and histological staging of gonads

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 336-354

  Smith, B B ^a   Walker, K F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Control; Environmental flows; Gonado somatic index; Ovaries; Reproduction; Testes

Indexed keywords

CYPRINID; HISTOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SPAWNING;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MURRAY RIVER;

CYPRINUS CARPIO;

EID: 1442266663     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-1112.2004.00293.x     Document Type: Article

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