| Abstract: | The blue sucker (Cycleptus elongatus) was sampled as individuals arrived, spawned, and departed from a spawning riffle in the Grand River of northcentral Missouri, USA. The Grand River basin was not known to support blue sucker reproduction with few individuals ever recorded. The spawning site is unique in character for the lower river. Individuals began arriving in early April when water temperatures reached 10-12??C. Females with freely-flowing roe were sampled in late April after a large rise in river stage and concurrent lowering of the water temperature 4-5 degrees to 16.5??C. The spawning aggregation had a mean age of 15 y and ranged from 9 to 22 y based on scales that probably underestimated true ages. Males outnumbered females 5.5:1. Mean length was 659 mm for males and 721 mm for females. Females were longer at age than males and no significant age-length relationship was evident. |
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| Citation Author: | Vokoun, J. C.; Guerrant, T. L.; Rabeni, C. F. |
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| Citation Larger Work Title: | Journal of Freshwater Ecology |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Demographics and Chronology of a Spawning Aggregation of Blue Sucker (Cycleptus elongatus) in the Grand River, Missouri, USA; 2003; Article; Journal; Journal of Freshwater Ecology; Vokoun, J. C.; Guerrant, T. L.; Rabeni, C. F. |
| Citation Start Page: | 567 |
| Citation Volume: | 18 |
| Citation Year: | 2003 |
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| Text: | Demographics and Chronology of a Spawning Aggregation of Blue Sucker (Cycleptus elongatus) in the Grand River, Missouri, USA; 2003; Article; Journal; Journal of Freshwater Ecology; Vokoun, J. C.; Guerrant, T. L.; Rabeni, C. F. |
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| Date Other: | Wed, 1 Jan 2003 00:00 -0600 |
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