Age structure of annual Nothobranchius fishes in Mozambique: Is there a hatching synchrony?

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 796-809

  Polacik M ^a   Donner, M T ^b   Reichard, M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age validation; Ecology; Killifishes; South east Africa; Temporary pools

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MOZAMBIQUE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; VESTIBULE;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; KILLIFISHES; MALE; MOZAMBIQUE; OTOLITHIC MEMBRANE; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS;

CYPRINODONTIFORMES; CYPRINODONTOIDEI; NOTHOBRANCHIUS; NOTHOBRANCHIUS FURZERI; PISCES;

EID: 79952248037     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02893.x     Document Type: Article

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