Growth, catches and reproductive biology of ruffe Gymnocephalus cernuus in Lake Piediluco (Umbria, Italy)

Folia Zoologica

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 420-435

  Lorenzoni, Massimo ^a   Pace, Roberta ^a   Pedicillo, Giovanni ^a   Viali, Paolo ^b   Carosi, Antonella ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b Provincia di Terni   (Italy)

Author keywords

Back calculation; Condition; Fecundity; Lee's phenomenon; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

FECUNDITY; GROWTH CURVE; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MORTALITY; NATIVE SPECIES; PERCID; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SEX DETERMINATION; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SEXUAL MATURITY;

ITALY; PIEDILUCO LAKE;

GYMNOCEPHALUS CERNUUS;

EID: 73949153480     PISSN: 01397893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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