Influence of seasonal changes in relative liver size, condition, relative gonad size and variability in ovarian development in multiple spawning fish species used in environmental monitoring programmes

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1788-1806

  Galloway, B J ^a,b   Munkittrick, K R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b GOLDER ASSOCIATES LTD   (Canada)

Author keywords

Histology; Multiple spawning; Seasonal variability; Small bodied fishes

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; BODY MASS; CYPRINID; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HISTOLOGY; MULTIPLE BROODING; RECRUITMENT; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPAWNING POPULATION;

FUNDULUS HETEROCLITUS; NOTEMIGONUS CRYSOLEUCAS; NOTROPIS CHRYSOLEUCAS; PHOXINUS EOS; PISCES; RHINICHTHYS ATRATULUS;

EID: 33845637317     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2006.01249.x     Document Type: Article

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