Seasonal dynamics in population characteristics of European bitterling Rhodeus amarus in a small lowland river

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 227-239

  Konecna M ^a   Reichard, M ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acheilognathinae; Annual life cycle; Ecophysiology; Gonado somatic index; Lipid content; Somatic condition

Indexed keywords

LIPID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CYPRINIFORMES; CZECH REPUBLIC; FEMALE; MALE; OVARY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION; RIVER; SEASON; SEX RATIO;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; CYPRINIDAE; CZECH REPUBLIC; FEMALE; LIPIDS; MALE; OVARY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION; RIVERS; SEASONS; SEX RATIO;

ACHEILOGNATHINAE; RHODEUS; RHODEUS AMARUS;

EID: 78651418539     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02854.x     Document Type: Article

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