Turkish Journal of Zoology
DOI
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Abstract
In this study, the early development of barbel ( Barbus barbus L.) larvae has been determined by measuring their wet weight, dry weight, whole body mineral content (Ca, Mg, Na and K), skeletal development and gill development. It has been observed that wet weight, whole body mineral contents, the number of lamellae per filament of gill and the number of calcified vertebrae of larvae during early development stage increased by age, whereas dry weight decreased. The increase of whole body magnesium content has been very low compared with that of other minerals. In addition, a possitive relationship between whole body calcium content and the number of calcified vertebrae has been found.
Keywords
Barbus barbus L., wet weight, dry weight, whole body mineral content, skeletal development, gill development.
First Page
17
Last Page
22
Recommended Citation
ÇALTA, Metin (1998) "Early development of Barbel ( Barbus barbus L.) larvae," Turkish Journal of Zoology: Vol. 22: No. 1, Article 3. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/vol22/iss1/3
