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Reproductive Biology and the Hatchery Rearing of Tilapia Eggs and Fry

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In tilapias an elaborate breeding behaviour culminates in the laying and fertilising of few but relatively large energy-rich eggs which are either guarded by the parents or brooded within the safety of the buccal cavity of the parents.

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