Thermal related variations of seasonal and daily spawning periodicity in Barbus barbus |
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| Authors: | E Baras |
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| Institution: | University of Liège, Laboratory of Fish Demography and Aquaculture, 10, Chemin de la Justice, B-4500 Tihange, Belgium |
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| Abstract: | In 1993, nocturnal spawning activities were observed in the diurnal spawning cyprinid Barbus barbus . This behaviour is interpreted as a response to exceptionally high daily thermal amplitudes, regarded as the sign of an unpredictable environment. |
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| Keywords: | Spawning strategy adaptive response daily rhythm temperature |
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