Reproduction of the fish Poeciliopsis gracilis (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae) in Coatetelco, a tropical shallow lake in Mexico

Reproduction of the fish Poeciliopsis gracilis (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae) in Coatetelco, a tropical shallow lake in Mexico

A reproductive analysis of 1 225 specimens of Poeciliopsis gracilis obtained through monthly samples from Coatetelco, a tropical shallow lake in Central Mexico, was made. There was an evident sexual dimorphism, including a difference in body size at the onset of reproduction. Sex ratio deviated sign...

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Main Authors: José Luis Gómez-Márquez, Bertha Peña-Mendoza, Isaías H Salgado-Ugarte, Abby K Sánchez-Herrera, Leonardo Sastré-Baez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vicerractoría Investigación 2008-12-01
Series:Revista de Biología Tropical
Subjects:
clorofila "a"
índice gonadosomático
índice hepatosomático
Poeciliopsis gracilis
reproducción
proporción sexual
México
chloropyll "a"
gonadosomatic index
hepatosomatic index
reproduction
sex ratio
Mexico
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