Reproductive Impairment of Tilapia zillii (Gerv.) Living in Different Basins of Lake Mariut, Alexandria
Abdel-Mohsen, H., Abu-Shabana, M., Saleh, H., Khadre, S., Ramadan, S. (2007). Reproductive Impairment of Tilapia zillii (Gerv.) Living in Different Basins of Lake Mariut, Alexandria. EKB Journal Management System, 37(3), 583-600. doi: 10.21608/jhiph.2007.22542
Hala A. Abdel-Mohsen; Mahmoud B. Abu-Shabana; Hamed H. Saleh; Soheir M.E. Khadre; Sherief E. Ramadan. "Reproductive Impairment of Tilapia zillii (Gerv.) Living in Different Basins of Lake Mariut, Alexandria". EKB Journal Management System, 37, 3, 2007, 583-600. doi: 10.21608/jhiph.2007.22542
Abdel-Mohsen, H., Abu-Shabana, M., Saleh, H., Khadre, S., Ramadan, S. (2007). 'Reproductive Impairment of Tilapia zillii (Gerv.) Living in Different Basins of Lake Mariut, Alexandria', EKB Journal Management System, 37(3), pp. 583-600. doi: 10.21608/jhiph.2007.22542
Abdel-Mohsen, H., Abu-Shabana, M., Saleh, H., Khadre, S., Ramadan, S. Reproductive Impairment of Tilapia zillii (Gerv.) Living in Different Basins of Lake Mariut, Alexandria. EKB Journal Management System, 2007; 37(3): 583-600. doi: 10.21608/jhiph.2007.22542

Reproductive Impairment of Tilapia zillii (Gerv.) Living in Different Basins of Lake Mariut, Alexandria

Journal of High Institute of Public Health
Article 3, Volume 37, Issue 3, July 2007, Page 583-600  XML PDF (597.07 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/jhiph.2007.22542
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Authors
Hala A. Abdel-Mohsen* 1; Mahmoud B. Abu-Shabana2; Hamed H. Saleh1; Soheir M.E. Khadre2; Sherief E. Ramadan1
1National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Kayet-Bay, Al-Anfoushy, Alexandria, Egypt
2Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
Abstract
This study aimed at inspecting pollution impact on the reproduction process of Tilapia zillii (Gerv.) living in three main basins of Lake Mariut. Our results revealed that there were two main seasons detected for males and females during a whole year of investigation, namely, non-spawning and spawning seasons. In males, though the two seasons started and ended simultaneously, gonadosomatic index values of males living in the relatively clean area were significantly higher than those of the other two polluted areas. However, no structural alterations could be detected in sections of male gonads from the three basins.  All stages of maturation were represented in all gonad sections. In females, gonadosomatic index values of fish living in the relatively clean basin were significantly higher than those of fish living in the other two polluted areas. Females living in the relatively clean area attained two prominent peaks during the spawning season compared to one peak for the other two polluted areas.  Spawning season for one of the two polluted areas was one month shorter than the reference area. Histologically, belated and deformed maturation stages as well as ruptured and empty follicles were observed in female gonad sections from the two polluted areas.
Keywords
Tilapia zillii; gonadosomatic index; gonads histology; Lake Mariut; pollution
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