Potential importance of lagoons as breeding grounds for bluegill Lepomis macrochirus in Lake Biwa, Japan

Limnology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 31-37

  Yamamoto, Yoshimasa ^a   Shiah, Fuh Kwo ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bluegill; Lagoons; Lake Biwa; Ovary maturation; Water temperature

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SITE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FISH; LAGOON; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; LAKE WATER; LITTORAL ENVIRONMENT; OVERWINTERING; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SEX RATIO; SPAWNING GROUND; WATER TEMPERATURE;

BIWA LAKE; HONSHU; JAPAN; KINKI; SHIGA;

LEPOMIS MACROCHIRUS;

EID: 84872194129     PISSN: 14398621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10201-012-0382-8     Document Type: Article

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