JOSÉ LUIS ARREDONDO-FIGUEROA1, LAURA GEORGINA NÚÑEZ-GARCÍA2, PALOMA ADRIANA HEREDIA-GUZMÁN3 AND JESÚS T. PONCE-PALAFOX4.
BIOCELL, Vol.36, No.3, pp. 105-111, 2012, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2012.36.105
Abstract Chirostoma jordani is a native annual species inhabiting lacustrine waters of the Central Mexico Plateau. It is widely distributed and is currently facing high environmental pressures. Five experiments were performed to study the reproductive performance of this species. Four of the experiments were conducted in 270-L indoor recirculation tanks. Two males and one female at the first stage of reproduction were included in each test. A photoperiod of 14 light hours and 10 dark hours was used. In a fifth experiment, 10 females and 15 males were kept in an outdoor 3,000-L recirculation tank under natural… More >