Breeding performance of Malaysian mahseer, Tor tambroides and T. douronensis broodfish in captivity

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 809-818

  Ingram, Brett ^a   Sungan, Stephen ^b   Tinggi, David ^b   Sim, Sih Yang ^c   De Silva, Sena S ^c,d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b Indigenous Fisheries Research and Production Centre   (Malaysia)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia Pacific   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Artificial propogation; Fecundity; Hatch rate; Hypophysation; Mahseer

Indexed keywords

BREEDING; BROOD STOCK; CONSERVATION STATUS; CYPRINID; FECUNDITY; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; HATCHING; SPAWNING;

ASIA; EAST MALAYSIA; EURASIA; MALAYSIA; SARAWAK; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

CYPRINIDAE; TOR DOURONENSIS;

EID: 34249826319     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: 13652109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2007.01716.x     Document Type: Article

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