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      Water level influences on body condition of Geophagus brasiliensis (Perciformes: Cichlidae) in a Brazilian oligotrophic reservoir

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          Effects of water level fluctuations on body condition of Geophagus brasiliensis were studied in a 30 km² Brazilian oligotrophic reservoir. Physiological condition (K) and gonadosomatic index (GSI) were compared according to water level (low and high). Females' best conditions were associated to higher resources availability during high water, since gonad development did not change between low and high water. Males' condition did not change between water levels, while the highest gonad development occurred in low water. Females presented higher reproductive investment than males, which allocated most of energy for somatic development. This strategy could be a mechanism to undergo the stress caused by oligotrophic characteristics of the reservoir enhanced during low water level.

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          Efeitos do nível da água na condição de Geophagus brasiliensis foram analisados em um reservatório oligotrófico. A condição fisiológica (K) e o índice gonadossomático (IGS) foram comparados entre os níveis da água (baixo e alto). Melhores condições de fêmeas foram associadas a maiores disponibilidades de recursos no nível alto, já que o desenvolvimento gonadal não variou. Não foram registradas diferenças na condição de machos, contudo maiores valores de IGS ocorreram no nível baixo. Fêmeas apresentaram elevado investimento reprodutivo, enquanto machos investiram mais no desenvolvimento somático. Tal estratégia pode ser um mecanismo para suportar o estresse causado pelas características oligotróficas do reservatório, intensificadas durante o período de níveis baixos da água.

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                Journal
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                Neotropical Ichthyology
                Neotrop. ichthyol.
                Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia (Maringá, PR, Brazil )
                1679-6225
                1982-0224
                September 2004
                : 2
                : 3
                : 151-156
                Affiliations
                [01] Seropédica RJ orgnameUniversidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro orgdiv1Laboratório de Ecologia de Peixes Brazil lucianolepufrrj.br (LNS); gerson@ 123456ufrrj.br (FGA)
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                S1679-62252004000300007 S1679-6225(04)00200307
                10.1590/S1679-62252004000300007
                16f0d8d6-5728-4eb8-a357-45392f96ee39

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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                : July 2004
                : January 2004
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                Figures: 0, Tables: 0, Equations: 0, References: 33, Pages: 6
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                mass-length relationship,impoundment,condition factor,gonadosomatic index,Environmental variables

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