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Breeding pattern of Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758) versus native congeneric species, Oreochromis macrochir (Boulinger, 1912), in the upper Kabompo River, northwest of Zambia

Investigating the determinants of the reproductive biology of fishes is an essential component of fisheries research. Tilapia breeding patterns were investigated to determine the impact of non‐native Oreochromis niloticus on the native congeneric Oreochromis macrochir in the upper Kabompo River in t...

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Autores principales: Jere, Arthertone, Jere, Wilson W. L., Mtethiwa, Austin, Kassam, Daud
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Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8668720/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34938520
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8377
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author Jere, Arthertone
Jere, Wilson W. L.
Mtethiwa, Austin
Kassam, Daud
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description Investigating the determinants of the reproductive biology of fishes is an essential component of fisheries research. Tilapia breeding patterns were investigated to determine the impact of non‐native Oreochromis niloticus on the native congeneric Oreochromis macrochir in the upper Kabompo River in the Northwest of Zambia using the gonadosomatic index and the sex ratios. Oreochromis niloticus was the most abundant fish caught (221, 63.5%) than O. macrochir (127, 36.5%). Results showed that the overall gonadosomatic index means of O. macrochir in both sections were similar. Oreochromis macrochir bred in December and February–March, with no reproduction in June. However, O. niloticus in the invaded section indicated all year reproduction through reduced spawning in May–June, with increased spawning activity in February–March. The sex ratio (females: males) was 1:1.3 and 1:1.7 for O. niloticus and O. macrochir, respectively, and both significantly deviated from the sex ratio of 1:1 (ꭓ(2) = 8.42 and 9.37, p < .05). Our study has revealed that O. niloticus was able to spawn across all sampled months with a 23% higher breeding population than O. macrochir, which might explain the suppression in the abundance of native O. macrochir. Due to the superior breeding patterns of O. niloticus, fisheries, wildlife, and aquaculture practitioners need to make contingency plans to alleviate its impacts further downstream of the Kabompo River.
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spelling pubmed-86687202021-12-21 Breeding pattern of Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758) versus native congeneric species, Oreochromis macrochir (Boulinger, 1912), in the upper Kabompo River, northwest of Zambia Jere, Arthertone Jere, Wilson W. L. Mtethiwa, Austin Kassam, Daud Ecol Evol Research Articles Investigating the determinants of the reproductive biology of fishes is an essential component of fisheries research. Tilapia breeding patterns were investigated to determine the impact of non‐native Oreochromis niloticus on the native congeneric Oreochromis macrochir in the upper Kabompo River in the Northwest of Zambia using the gonadosomatic index and the sex ratios. Oreochromis niloticus was the most abundant fish caught (221, 63.5%) than O. macrochir (127, 36.5%). Results showed that the overall gonadosomatic index means of O. macrochir in both sections were similar. Oreochromis macrochir bred in December and February–March, with no reproduction in June. However, O. niloticus in the invaded section indicated all year reproduction through reduced spawning in May–June, with increased spawning activity in February–March. The sex ratio (females: males) was 1:1.3 and 1:1.7 for O. niloticus and O. macrochir, respectively, and both significantly deviated from the sex ratio of 1:1 (ꭓ(2) = 8.42 and 9.37, p < .05). Our study has revealed that O. niloticus was able to spawn across all sampled months with a 23% higher breeding population than O. macrochir, which might explain the suppression in the abundance of native O. macrochir. Due to the superior breeding patterns of O. niloticus, fisheries, wildlife, and aquaculture practitioners need to make contingency plans to alleviate its impacts further downstream of the Kabompo River. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2021-11-18 /pmc/articles/PMC8668720/ /pubmed/34938520 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8377 Text en © 2021 The Authors. Ecology and Evolution published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Jere, Arthertone
Jere, Wilson W. L.
Mtethiwa, Austin
Kassam, Daud
Breeding pattern of Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758) versus native congeneric species, Oreochromis macrochir (Boulinger, 1912), in the upper Kabompo River, northwest of Zambia
title Breeding pattern of Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758) versus native congeneric species, Oreochromis macrochir (Boulinger, 1912), in the upper Kabompo River, northwest of Zambia
title_full Breeding pattern of Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758) versus native congeneric species, Oreochromis macrochir (Boulinger, 1912), in the upper Kabompo River, northwest of Zambia
title_fullStr Breeding pattern of Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758) versus native congeneric species, Oreochromis macrochir (Boulinger, 1912), in the upper Kabompo River, northwest of Zambia
title_full_unstemmed Breeding pattern of Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758) versus native congeneric species, Oreochromis macrochir (Boulinger, 1912), in the upper Kabompo River, northwest of Zambia
title_short Breeding pattern of Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758) versus native congeneric species, Oreochromis macrochir (Boulinger, 1912), in the upper Kabompo River, northwest of Zambia
title_sort breeding pattern of oreochromis niloticus (linnaeus, 1758) versus native congeneric species, oreochromis macrochir (boulinger, 1912), in the upper kabompo river, northwest of zambia
topic Research Articles
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8668720/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34938520
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8377
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