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Genetic differences between the Chinese and the European races of the common carp III. Gonad abnormalities in hybrids
Author(s) -
Hulata G.,
Moav R.,
Wohlfarth G.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1980.tb03714.x
Subject(s) - biology , cyprinus , hybrid , gonad , carp , common carp , fish <actinopterygii> , zoology , development of the gonads , fishery , anatomy , botany
Abnormalities in the gonads of carp, Cyprinus carpio L., were present in a relatively high proportion of hybrids derived from the Chinese and European strains. The aberrations involved were the absence or marked reduction of the gonads in mature fish.