Cases of morphological testis abnormality in pikeperch (Sander lucioperca (Linnaeus, 1758) from dam-lake Topolnitsa (Sredna Gora, Bulgaria)
Journal Title: ZooNotes - Year 2015, Vol 74, Issue 0
Abstract
The paper presents cases of abnormal morphology of the pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) testis. Three of the investigated 7 males caught in the dam-lake Topolnitsa showed different morphological gonadal alterations. Possible reason for the morphological abnormalities of the male gonads in the pikeperch could be the pollution of this particularе freshwater ecosystem with different industrial wastes such as heavy metals and pesticides.
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ANGEL ZAIKOV, TANJA HUBENOVA
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