@article {11924,
	title = {Age structure and reproductive pattern of <i>Chalcalburnus belvica </i>(Karaman, 1924) in Lake Mikri Prespa (Northwestern Greece).},
	journal = {Israel Journal of ZoologyIsrael Journal of Zoology},
	volume = {41},
	number = {4},
	year = {1995},
	pages = {569-580},
	abstract = {Age, growth, and reproduction of Chalcalburnus belvica from Lake Mikri Prespa  (NW Greece) were analyzed using scale readings and size frequency histograms. Males aged 1+ and 2+ were dominant in the catches; high mortality at ages 3+ and 4+ precluded their occurrence at older ages. Females always had a higher mean observed length than males of the same age and grew  to age 8+. The weight-length relationship was allometric with b coefficients greater than 3 for both sexes. C. belvica matures genitally at age 1+ in both sexes. Reproduction occurs in the lake, in contrast to other fish species of the same genus which migrate to the rivers to reproduce. The reproduction pattern reveals a prolonged spawning period from April to August, with multiple egg sheddings. Von Bertalanffy{\textquoteright}s growth equation yields a rather low growth rate (k = 0.230) and a relatively high maximum fork length (L-INF = 250 mm).},
	keywords = {Pisces},
	author = {Sinis, A. and Petridis, D.}
}
