Reproductive aspects of freshwater stingrays (Chondrichthyes: Patamotrygonidae) in the Brazilian Amazon Basin

Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fishery Science

Volumn 35, Issue , 2005, Pages 165-171

  Charvet Almeida, Patricia ^a,b   Góes de Araújo, Maria Lúcia ^c   de Almeida, Mauricio Pinto ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

^b MUSEU PARAENSE EMÍLIO GOELDI   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AMAZONAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazon Basin; Brazil; Freshwater stingrays; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

FISH; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE;

AMAZON BASIN; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CHONDRICHTHYES; ELASMOBRANCHII; PARATRYGON AIEREBA; PLESIOTRYGON IWAMAE; POTAMOTRYGON; POTAMOTRYGON MOTORO; POTAMOTRYGON ORBIGNYI; POTAMOTRYGONIDAE;

EID: 24744456530     PISSN: 02506408     EISSN: 18131859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2960/J.v35.m502     Document Type: Article

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