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Annual variations in length–weight relationship of Gymnogobius isaza (Tanaka, 1916) from Lake Biwa, Japan
Author(s) -
Nakazawa T.,
Tsai C.H.,
Ishida N.,
Kato M.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of applied ichthyology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.392
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1439-0426
pISSN - 0175-8659
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0426.2011.01770.x
Subject(s) - allometry , biology , exponent , ecology , philosophy , linguistics
Summary The study describes length–weight relationships (LWRs) of Gymnogobius isaza (Tanaka, 1916) collected from Lake Biwa, Japan, between 1975 and 2002. Annual values of the allometric exponent of LWRs ranged from 2.47 to 3.42. This study is one of the few to report annual variations in LWR.