Sexual maturity, reproductive behaviour and fertility in the first-generation hybrids of Blicca bjoerkna L. x Abramis brama L.

Cybium

Volumn 32, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2008, Pages 286-289

  Matondo, Billy Nzau ^a   Ovidio, Michael ^a   Philippart, Jean Claude ^a   Poncin, Pascal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cyprinids; Fertility; Hybrids; Maturity; Reproductive behaviour

Indexed keywords

ABRAMIS BRAMA; BLICCA BJOERKNA; CYPRINIDAE; HYPEROGLYPHE POROSA;

EID: 72449195532     PISSN: 03990974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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