@article{fdi:010088077, title = {{L}ife-history traits in two invasive species of tilapias in {M}orocco}, author = {{A}inou, {H}. and {P}anfili, {J}acques and {P}ariselle, {A}ntoine and {L}abonne, {M}aylis and {L}ouizi, {H}. and {B}enhoussa, {A}. and {B}errada {R}khami, {O}. and {A}gn{\`e}se, {J}ean-{F}ran{\c{c}}ois}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{L}ife-history traits ({LHT}) of {O}reochromis niloticus in the {S}idi {M}ohamed {B}en {A}bdellah reservoir ({BA} reservoir) and {O}reochromis aureus in the {N}ador {C}hannel were studied and compared with those of other populations in the world. {S}pecimens were collected between {J}une 2018 and {J}une 2020. {F}emales of both species were smaller at first sexual maturity than males ({O}. niloticus: 204 vs. 255 mm, {O}. aureus: 147 vs. 158 mm). {T}he age of maturity for each species was estimated from seasonal otolith growth marks, based on the von {B}ertalanffy growth function. {T}he asymptotic length was higher in {O}. niloticus (males 296 mm and females 339 mm) than in {O}. aureus (males 171 mm and females 169 mm). {B}ased on a literature survey and the results of this study, the type of ecosystem (reservoir vs. river) influenced growth performance indices (phi and phi ') in both species, with reservoirs leading to a higher asymptotic length in both {O}. niloticus and {O}. aureus than rivers. {M}oroccan populations presented the lowest growth index in the populations assessed. {T}hese observations suggest that while both invasive species were able to colonise and adapt to their new environments, this was at the expense of limiting their growth and reducing their size at first sexual maturity.}, keywords = {adaptation ; {C}ichlidae ; invasive species ; otolith ; growth ; reproduction ; {MAROC}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{A}frican {J}ournal of {A}quatic {S}cience}, volume = {48}, numero = {2}, pages = {223--235}, ISSN = {1608-5914}, year = {2023}, DOI = {10.2989/16085914.2023.2197464}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010088077}, }