Artigo
Substratum choice for nesting in male Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus
Registro en:
Journal Of Fish Biology. Malden: Wiley-blackwell, v. 77, n. 6, p. 1439-1445, 2010.
0022-1112
10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02754.x
WOS:000282875100017
Autor
Mendonca, F. Z. [UNESP]
Volpato, G. L. [UNESP]
Costa-Ferreira, R. S. [UNESP]
Goncalves-de-Freitas, E. [UNESP]
Resumen
Four substrata were offered to groups of adult Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus (one male and two females) simultaneously: pure sand, a mixture of sand and shells, stones and no substratum. The results showed that males chose to dig nests in a lighter and more homogeneous substratum. Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) Univ Sao Paulo State, Aquaculture Ctr UNESP, Res Ctr Anim Welf RECAW, Dep Zool & Bot, BR-15054000 Sao Jose Do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil Univ Sao Paulo State, Aquaculture Ctr UNESP, Res Ctr Anim Welf RECAW, Dep Fisiol,IBB, BR-18618000 Botucatu, SP, Brazil Univ Sao Paulo State, Aquaculture Ctr UNESP, Res Ctr Anim Welf RECAW, Dep Zool & Bot, BR-15054000 Sao Jose Do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil Univ Sao Paulo State, Aquaculture Ctr UNESP, Res Ctr Anim Welf RECAW, Dep Fisiol,IBB, BR-18618000 Botucatu, SP, Brazil CNPq: 140098/2007-0 CNPq: 302022/2006-6