Spawning behaviour of a threatened Iberian cyprinid and its implications for conservation

This study presents the first ethological description of the reproductive behaviour of the cyprinid Squalius pyrenaicus, endemic to the Iberian Peninsula. The behavioural pattern of this endangered species during the breeding season is non-communal and includes the preparation of a spawning pit (dep...

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Main Author: Santos, Carla Sousa (author)
Other Authors: Robalo, Joana Isabel (author), Almada, Vítor Carvalho (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/2954
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.ispa.pt:10400.12/2954