Variación mensual del índice de gonadosomatico de Colossoma macropomum relacionado a factores ambientales en Cañas, Costa Rica
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2000
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Boza Abarca, Jorge
Gálvez, Nazira
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Universidad Nacional (Costa Rica)
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Con el fin de determinar la variación mensual en el índice gonadosomático de Colossoma macropomum en estanques, se tomaron muestras mensuales de 10 individuos desde setiembre de 1993 hasta setiembre de 1994. Se midieron además, durante todo el período experimental los siguientes parámetros ambientales: precipitación, temperatura del agua y oxígeno disuelto.
El índice gonadosomático (IGS) en las hembras presentó un rápido incremento de abril a mayo, permaneciendo alto de junio hasta agosto, decreciendo de setiembre hasta noviembre y mostrando los valores más bajos de diciembre hasta marzo. Esto indica que el desarrollo gonadal inicia un mes después del inicio de las lluvias (finales de abril) y que la regresión gonadal esta relacionada con la finalización de esta estación (noviembre), manteniéndose en reposo durante la estación seca (noviembre-marzo). Los valores en el índice gonadosomático para machos, muestran una tendencia similar al de las hembras. Para los otros parámetros obtenidos (temperatura del agua y oxígeno disuelto) no se observaron variaciones estacionales que pudieran inducir un cambio en el índice gonadosomático, ya que los valores presentan variaciones muy pequeñas.
The monthly variation of the gonadosomatic index of Colossoma macropomum in ponds was determined. Monthly, from September 1993 to September 1994, gonad samples of ten individuals were weighed and preserved for histology. Other parameters (precipitation, water temperature and oxygen concentration were taken during all the experimental period. The Gonadosomatic Index (GI) increases rapidly from April to May, remains high from June to August, decreases again from September to November and the lowest values were observed from December to March. The ovarian maduration started one month after the first precipitation was registered (April) and the gonadal regression was related with the minimum monthly precipitation (November), with gonadal quiescency during the dry period from November to March. The values of the gonadosomatic index in males showed the same pattern. Other parameters (water temperature and oxygen concentration) were apparently not related to the gonadosomatic index, probably because of the very small variation during all year.
The monthly variation of the gonadosomatic index of Colossoma macropomum in ponds was determined. Monthly, from September 1993 to September 1994, gonad samples of ten individuals were weighed and preserved for histology. Other parameters (precipitation, water temperature and oxygen concentration were taken during all the experimental period. The Gonadosomatic Index (GI) increases rapidly from April to May, remains high from June to August, decreases again from September to November and the lowest values were observed from December to March. The ovarian maduration started one month after the first precipitation was registered (April) and the gonadal regression was related with the minimum monthly precipitation (November), with gonadal quiescency during the dry period from November to March. The values of the gonadosomatic index in males showed the same pattern. Other parameters (water temperature and oxygen concentration) were apparently not related to the gonadosomatic index, probably because of the very small variation during all year.
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COLOSSOMA MACROPOMUM, ÍNDICE GONADOSOMATICO, CAÑAS, COSTA RICA, FACTORES AMBIENTALES, ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS, PECES, FISH