Can weight/length relationship predict size at first maturity? A case study with two species of Characidae

A weight/length relationship was established for Astyanax jacuhiensis (Cope, 1894) (n = 370) and Cheirodon ibicuhiensis Eigenmann, 1915 (n = 701), from samples taken monthly in Fortaleza Lagoon, Cidreira, Rio Grande do Sul, from December 1991 through November 1992. Both species showed a polyphasic a...

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Main Authors: Nelson F. Fontoura, Anamélia S. Jesus, Gabriel G. Larre, Juliana R. Porto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia 2010-01-01
Series:Neotropical Ichthyology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252010000400013