Abstract:The article focuses on the study of changeability of morphological and physiological characteristics of 850 specimens of beluga ( Huso huso ) and sturgeon ( Acipenser gueldenstaedtii ) juveniles obtained at the Ikryaninskiy and Bertyulskiy sturgeon hatcheries in the Astrakhan region. There was determined weight of the body, heart, liver and spleen, as well as the relative mass of these organs - cardiosomatic, hepatosomatic indices and index of a spleen. Sturgeon juveniles were studied within 47-127 days, belug… Show more
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