Maternal age influences on reproductive rates in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)

Maternal age influences on reproductive rates in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)

In this study we examined the effects of the maternal age on the fecundity (absolute and relative), egg production, and fertilization rates of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). Females were divided into three groups: Group 1 (6 years old), Group 2 (3 years old), and Group 3 (8 months old). Males...

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Main Authors: Fernanda Nogueira Valentin, Nivaldo Ferreira do Nascimento, Regiane Cristina da Silva, Eduardo Akira Tsuji, Maria do Carmo Faria Paes, Teresa Cristina Ribeiro Dias Koberstein, Laura Satiko Okada Nakaghi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia 2015-04-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
Subjects:
fertility
quality of gametes
reproduction traits
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982015000400161&lng=en&tlng=en

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