Astyanax fasciatus as bioindicator of water pollution of Rio dos Sinos, RS, Brazil
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Astyanax fasciatus as bioindicator of water pollution of Rio dos Sinos, RS, Brazil.
The effects of an increasing downriver pollution gradient on the reproductive system of Astyanax fasciatus were investigated in the Rio dos Sinos, RS. The comparison of mean oocyte diameters, gonadal indices and gonado-somatic relationships of specimens captured in polluted areas with individuals from unpolluted reference sites revealed a significant decrease of these parameters with increasing...
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عنوان ژورنال: Brazilian Journal of Biology
سال: 2001
ISSN: 1519-6984
DOI: 10.1590/s1519-69842001000400010