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 Ā± SD are shown.

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

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