Visual communication stimulates reproduction in Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (L.)

Reproductive fish behavior is affected by male-female interactions that stimulate physiological responses such as hormonal release and gonad development. During male-female interactions, visual and chemical communication can modulate fish reproduction. The aim of the present study was to test the ef...

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Main Authors: A.L.S. Castro, E. Gonçalves-de-Freitas, G.L. Volpato, C. Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2009-04-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2009000400009