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Turkish Journal of Zoology

2004

Lake Eğirdir

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Investigation Of Some Biological Characteristics Of The Silver Crucian Carp, Carassius Gibelio (Bloch 1782) Population In Lake Eğirdir, İsmet Balik, Remzi̇ye Özkök, Hidir Çubuk, Rahmi̇ Uysal Jan 2004

Investigation Of Some Biological Characteristics Of The Silver Crucian Carp, Carassius Gibelio (Bloch 1782) Population In Lake Eğirdir, İsmet Balik, Remzi̇ye Özkök, Hidir Çubuk, Rahmi̇ Uysal

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Biological characteristics such as sex, age and length compositions, growth, condition factor, reproduction, mortality and exploitation rates of the silver crucian carp, Carassius gibelio (Bloch 1782), population in Lake Eğirdir were investigated between March 2001 and February 2002. According to the 616 specimens ranged in age groups from I to VI, the percentages of male and female individuals in the population were 53.4% and 46.6%, respectively. The fork lengths of the samples ranged from 9 to 33 cm. Allometric growth was also determined among the lengths and weights of both sexes. Incremental growth rates in length and weight for both …


The Gastropods Of Lake Eğirdir, M. Zeki̇ Yildirim Jan 2004

The Gastropods Of Lake Eğirdir, M. Zeki̇ Yildirim

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The Gastropoda species and its distribution was investigated in Lake Eğirdir. It was determined that 5 species belonging to Gastropoda, order Prosobranchia (Theodoxus heldreichi, Valvata naticina, Graecoanatolica lacustristurca, Falsipyrgula pfeiferi and Bithynia pseudemmericia) and 7 species belonging to the order Pulmonata (Radix peregra, Stagnicola palustris, Physa fontinalis, Physa acuta, Planorbis planorbis, Planorbis carinatus and Gyraulus albus) were present. Gastropoda species from 9 freshwater stations connected with Lake Eğirdir and 10 freshwater stations that not connected obviously with lake were investigated to determine the effect of aquatic systems around the lake to the malacofauna of Lake Eğirdir. In addition trophic level …