Sex-related growth performance of bleak (Alburnus alburnus)

Abstract

This study is focused on bleak (Alburnus alburnus L.) grown naturally in the Enne Dam located within the borders of Kütahya province, in Turkey. In the study the lengths of bleak were measured at 25 different times according to this sex separately, the relationship between this length and time were determined of the male and female growth data were evaluated separately and examined through Von Bertalanffy growth curve model. Coefficient of determination (R2), mean square error (MSE) and mean relative error (MRE) were used as comparison criteria. This research work revealed that the growth of bleak varied significantly. © 2010 Friends Science Publishers.