Research Article

Are the Immunocompetence and the Presence of Metazoan Parasites in Cyprinid Fish Affected by Reproductive Efforts of Cyprinid Fish?

Table 1

Data on the fish investigated: š‘› presents the number of males collected, total body length, body weight, gonad weight, spleen weight, and condition factor ( š¾ ): means ± SD are shown.

Sampling period š‘› Total length (mm)Body weight (g)Gonad weight (g)Spleen weight (g) š¾
Mean±SDMean±SDMean±SDMean±SDMean±SD

Before-breeding29271.59±3.25245.37±106.8821.88±10.980.27±0.131.92±0.22
Breeding31270.39±26.93215.97±61.3910.30±3.570.25±0.091.76±0.17
After-breeding30260.52±71.48215.49±63.9210.51±3.790.25±0.081.60±0.43