Spawning of the kissing loach (Leptobotia curta) is limited to periods following the formation of temporary waters

Zoological Science

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 922-926

  Abe, Tsukasa ^a,b   Kobayashi, Ichiro ^b   Kon, Masahiro ^c   Sakamoto, Tatsuya ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Okayama Freshwater Fish Society   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHIGA PREFECTURE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Botiidae; Conservation; Endangered species; Environment; Fish; Rice field; Spawning; Teleost; Temporary waters

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CYPRINIFORMES; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; JAPAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEASON;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CYPRINIFORMES; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FRESH WATER; JAPAN; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS;

COBITIDAE; LEPTOBOTIA; POACEAE; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 36049028333     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: 02890003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.24.922     Document Type: Article

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