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A model for rapid growth evaluation in fishes: the case of the Cyprinids of some large French rivers

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Starting from previous work on tropical african fishes (de Merona et al., 1983), we calculate a relationship between Loo and k and between LOO and the maximum observed length in cyprinid populations of some French great rivers and associated man-made lakes (basins of Garonne and Rhone). 45 populations are used, and they seem to conform to the model well. The growth of both groups of populations differs only by the value of some constants. This follows from differences in the individual growth pattern of fishes, climate, and from differences in food and feeding habits.

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  1. Laboratoire d'lchtyologie appliquée, ENSAT, 145 Avenue de Muret, 31076, Toulouse, France

    J. Moreau, A. Belaud & F. Dauba

  2. Laboratoire de Biologie animate et écologie, ERA/CNRS, Université Claude Bernard, 43 Avenue du 11 Novembre 1918, 69622, Villeurbanne, Cedex, France

    A. Nelval

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Moreau, J., Belaud, A., Dauba, F. et al. A model for rapid growth evaluation in fishes: the case of the Cyprinids of some large French rivers. Hydrobiologia 120, 225–227 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00045165

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