Latitudinal gradient in the ovary weight of bluegill Lepomis macrochirus in Lake Biwa, Japan

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 291-299

  Yamamoto, Yoshimasa ^a   Tsukada, H ^b   Shiah, F K ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES   (Taiwan)

^b Environmental Optimization Laboratory   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bluegill; Lake Biwa; Latitude; Ovary weight; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BODY MASS; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; PERCIFORM; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SAMPLING; SPAWNING; WATER TEMPERATURE; WEIGHT;

BIWA LAKE; HONSHU; JAPAN; KINKI; SHIGA;

LEPOMIS MACROCHIRUS;

EID: 84855652856     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03949370.2011.568527     Document Type: Article

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