Articles with "spawning preference" as a keyword



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Realistic variations in substrate composition affect spawning preference and egg retention in river lamprey (Lampetra fluviatilis).

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Published in 2022 at "Journal of fish biology"

DOI: 10.1111/jfb.15164

Abstract: Egg drift from the nest is clearly an important cause of mortality in lithophilic species; however, the effect of substrate composition on this process has been overlooked. Here, we investigated the role of substrate on… read more here.

Keywords: spawning preference; egg retention; egg; substrate composition ... See more keywords