Reproductive condition and occurrence of intersex in bighead carp and silver carp in the Missouri River

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 571, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 355-360

  Papoulias, D M ^a   Chapman, D ^a   Tillitt, D E ^a  

^a Jackson Field Research Station   (United States)

Author keywords

Bighead carp; Intersex; Missouri River; Reproduction; Silver carp

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; HYDROLOGY; MARINE BIOLOGY; RIVERS;

BIGHEAD CARP; INTERSEX; MISSOURI RIVER; SILVER CARP;

BIODIVERSITY;

BREEDING SEASON; FISH; INTERSEX; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE DISORDER; SPAWNING;

MISSOURI RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ARISTICHTHYS NOBILIS; CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINUS CARPIO; HYPOPHTHALMICHTHYS MOLITRIX; HYPOPHTHALMICHTHYS NOBILIS;

EID: 33748913710     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-006-0260-7     Document Type: Article

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