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Studies on the biology of three cultivable species of Epinephelus from the southwest coast of India

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Title Studies on the biology of three cultivable species of Epinephelus from the southwest coast of India
 
Creator Tessy, K L
 
Subject Theses
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Description The thesis is presented in two parts. Part I describes the biologyof
E. diacanthus in detail in six chapters. Chapter 1 introduces the subject -
with a review of the important works carried out by earlier workers in
this field. Chapter 2 describes the age and growth of the fish determined
from skeletal hard parts like otoliths, scales and vertebrae. Theoretical
growth and length-weight relationship are also included in this Chapter.
Chapter 3 describes the food and feeding habits of - E. diacanthus, the relative
importance and percentage composition of each item is described in great
detail. Chapter 4 describes the reproductive biology of the three species at
length giving special emphasis to protogynous hermaphroditism, age and size
at sex reversal etc.
 
Date 1994
 
Type Thesis
NonPeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/6738/1/Binder4.pdf
Tessy, K L (1994) Studies on the biology of three cultivable species of Epinephelus from the southwest coast of India. ["eprint_fieldopt_thesis_type_phd" not defined] thesis, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute. Submitted to Cochin University of Science and Technology.