Astyanax fasciatus as bioindicator of water pollution of Rio dos Sinos, RS, Brazil
The effects of an increasing downriver pollution gradient on the reproductive system of Astyanax fasciatus were investigated in the Rio dos Sinos, RS. The comparison of mean oocyte diameters, gonadal indices and gonado-somatic relationships of specimens captured in polluted areas with individuals fr...
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| Language: | English |
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Instituto Internacional de Ecologia
2001-01-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Biology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842001000400010 |