The influence of sex ratio on the reproduction of pirarucu, Arapaima gigas, in captivity.
Because sex ratio in the broodstock can influence the reproductive behaviour of a species, the influence of sex ratio on the reproductive success of pirarucu, Arapaima gigas, in captivity was assessed. Pirarucu breeders were stocked in 0.10-0.13 ha earthen ponds at three sex ratios in quadruplicate:...
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| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Estado: | Versão publicada |
| Data de publicação: | 2018 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Recursos: | Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa) |
| Repositório: | Repositório Institucional da EMBRAPA (Repository Open Access to Scientific Information from EMBRAPA - Alice) |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br:doc/1086005 |
| Acesso em linha: | http://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/alice/handle/doc/1086005 |
| Access Level: | Acceso aberto |
| Palavra-chave: | Breeding pairs Peixe de água doce Pirarucu Reprodutor Acasalamento Mating behavior Tropical fish Arapaima gigas |
| Resumo: | Because sex ratio in the broodstock can influence the reproductive behaviour of a species, the influence of sex ratio on the reproductive success of pirarucu, Arapaima gigas, in captivity was assessed. Pirarucu breeders were stocked in 0.10-0.13 ha earthen ponds at three sex ratios in quadruplicate: one male to one female (1M1F); one male to two females (1M2F); and two males to one female (2M1F). Eight spawning events occurred, seven of them with the 1M1F sex ratio, which was the most successful of the three tested sex ratios. |
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