Reproductive biology of the peacock bass Cichla piquiti (Perciformes: Cichlidae), an exotic species in a Neotropical reservoir

Neotropical Ichthyology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 745-750

  Vieira, Augusto B C ^a   Salvador Jr , Luiz F ^a   Melo, Rafael M C ^a   Santos, Gilmar B ^a   Bazzoli, Nilo ^a  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Body condition; Multiple spawning; Phenotypic plasticity; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

BAIRDIELLA RHONCHUS; CICHLA; CICHLIDAE; PERCIFORMES;

EID: 73549125543     PISSN: 16796225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1679-62252009000400024     Document Type: Article

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