1. Growth, mortality and reproduction of the blue tilapia Oreochromis aureus (Perciformes: Cichlidae) in the Aguamilpa Reservoir, Mexico
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Emilio Peña Messina, Raul Tapia Varela, José Iván Velázquez Abunader, Alma Araceli Orbe Mendoza, and Javier Marcial de Jesús Ruiz Velazco Arce
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crecimiento ,reproducción ,tasa de explotación ,Oreochromis aureus ,embalse de Aguamilpa ,ELEFAN ,Biology (General) ,QH301-705.5 - Abstract
Tilapia production has increased in Aguamilpa Reservoir, in Nayarit, Mexico, in the last few years and represents a good economic activity for rural communities and the country. We determined growth parameters, mortality and reproductive aspects for 2 413 specimens of blue tilapia Oreochromis aureus in this reservoir. Samples were taken monthly from July 2000 through June 2001, of which 1 371 were males and 1 042 were females. Standard length (SL) and total weight (TW) were measured in each organism. The SL/TW relationships through power models for sexes were determined. The growth parameters L ∞, k, and t0 of the von Bertalanffy equation were estimated using frequency distribution of length through ELEFAN-I computer program. Finally the reproductive cycle and size of first maturity were established using morph chromatic maturity scale. The results suggested that the males and females had negative allometric growth (b
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- 2010