Life-history characteristics of the large Amazonian migratory catfish Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii in the Iquitos region, Peru

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 75, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2527-2551

  Garcia Vasquez A ^a   Alonso, J C ^b   Carvajal, F ^a,c,d,e   Moreau, J ^f   Nunez J ^d,e   Renno, J F ^a,e   Tello, S ^a   Montreuil, V ^a   Duponchelle, F ^d,e  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES DE LA AMAZONÍA PERUANA   (Peru)

^b INSTITUTO AMAZÓNICO DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS SINCHI   (Colombia)

^c UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN SIMÓN   (Bolivia)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL FEDERICO VILLARREAL   (Peru)

^e INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^f UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Breeding season; Fecundity; Growth; Maturity; Mortality

Indexed keywords

BRACHYPLATYSTOMA;

EID: 75149183635     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2009.02444.x     Document Type: Article

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