Gonadal development and reproductive period of the characin Astyanax aff. bimaculatus (Characiformes: Characidae) in a tropical reservoir in southeastern Brazil

The gonadal development of the characin Astyanax aff. bimaculatus from Funil Reservoir, an impoundment in the middle reaches of the Paraiba do Sul River in southeastern Brazil was analysed through histological, histochemical and histometric techniques, and the spawning season was determined. Unbalan...

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Main Authors: Francisco G. Araújo, Aparecida A. Nascimento, Iracema D. Gomes, Armando Sales, Beatriz A. Chagas de Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia 2019-10-01
Series:Zoologia (Curitiba)
Online Access:https://zoologia.pensoft.net/article/30610/download/pdf/