Life-history traits of the stone loach Barbatula barbatula

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 20-32

  Vinyoles, D ^a   de Sostoa, A ^a   Franch, C ^a   Maceda Veiga, A ^a   Casals, F ^b   Caiola, N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^c IRTA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Age and growth; Barbatula quignardi; Fluctuating streams; Iberian Peninsula; Reproduction.

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYPRINIFORMES; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GEOGRAPHY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LONGEVITY; MALE; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX RATIO; SPAIN;

ANIMALS; CYPRINIFORMES; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GEOGRAPHY; LONGEVITY; MALE; OOCYTES; SEX RATIO; SPAIN;

BARBATULA; BARBATULA BARBATULA;

EID: 77954715604     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02653.x     Document Type: Article

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