Individual, spatial and inter-sex variation in somatic growth: a study of Piaractus mesopotamicus (Characiformes: Serrasalmidae), a long-distance freshwater Neotropical migratory fish

ABSTRACT Growth is a fundamental biological process, driven by multiple endogenous (intra-individual) and exogenous (environmental) factors that maintain individual fitness and population stability. The current study aims to assess whether individual, spatial (headwaters and floodplains) and inter-s...

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Main Authors: Luzia da S. Lourenço, Rosa Maria R. da Costa, Patrícia L. Rondon, Lúcia A. F. Mateus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia 2017-06-01
Series:Neotropical Ichthyology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252017000200214&lng=en&tlng=en