Effects of temperature and floating materials on breeding by the paradise fish (Macropodus opercularis) in the non-reproductive season

Zoological Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 475-482

  Haung, Wen Bin ^a   Cheng, Fang Lin ^a  

^a NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anabantidae; Bubble nest; Floating fern; Formosan fighting fish; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ANABANTIDAE; BETTA; FILICOPHYTA; MACROPODUS OPERCULARIS;

EID: 33846502835     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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