INVENTION OF A NEW INDEX FOR THE DETERMINATION OF SEXUAL MATURITY IN FISHES
ANOOP K. DOBRIYAL *
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, H.N.B. GARHWAL UNIVERSITY CAMPUS, PAURI GARHWAL - 246001, INDIA.
KUM KUM RAUTELA *
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, GOVT. (P.G.) COLLEGE, KOTDWAR-246.149, INDIA.
A. S. RAUTELA
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, GOVT. (P.G.) COLLEGE, KOTDWAR-246.149, INDIA.
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Abstract
The paper deals with the interpretation and importance of a newly invented index for the determination of sexual maturity, month and frequency of spawning in fishes. The index is named as Dobriyal Index (D.I.).