The gametogenic cycle and spawning in Mytilus edulis in two fjords in north-western Iceland
The annual gametogenic cycle in the blue mussel, Mytilus edulis L. was investigated from May 2010 to May 2011 in two locations in north-western Iceland. Food availability (chlorophyll- a ) was high in early spring at both sites, with a summer maximum in July in Steingrimsfjördur but an autumn maximu...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0025315413000040 2024-09-09T19:46:25+00:00 The gametogenic cycle and spawning in Mytilus edulis in two fjords in north-western Iceland Thorarinsdóttir, Gudrun G. Gudfinnsson, Hafsteinn G. Egilsdóttir, Svanhildur Pálsson, Jón Örn 2013 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0025315413000040 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0025315413000040 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom volume 93, issue 6, page 1609-1615 ISSN 0025-3154 1469-7769 journal-article 2013 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315413000040 2024-06-19T04:04:35Z The annual gametogenic cycle in the blue mussel, Mytilus edulis L. was investigated from May 2010 to May 2011 in two locations in north-western Iceland. Food availability (chlorophyll- a ) was high in early spring at both sites, with a summer maximum in July in Steingrimsfjördur but an autumn maximum in September in Patreksfjördur. Gonad development started in November at both sites, with ripe gametes still visible in the follicles, and continued throughout the year, except for a very short time prior to spawning in Steingrimsfjördur. Gametes developed mostly between November and May. Spawning was protracted, lasting from July to early winter at both sites. The main spawning events occurred from August (11.7°C) to October (9.4°C) in Patreksfjördur, but from July (9.8°C) to October (8.6°C) in Steingrimsfjördur Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Cambridge University Press Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 93 6 1609 1615 |
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The annual gametogenic cycle in the blue mussel, Mytilus edulis L. was investigated from May 2010 to May 2011 in two locations in north-western Iceland. Food availability (chlorophyll- a ) was high in early spring at both sites, with a summer maximum in July in Steingrimsfjördur but an autumn maximum in September in Patreksfjördur. Gonad development started in November at both sites, with ripe gametes still visible in the follicles, and continued throughout the year, except for a very short time prior to spawning in Steingrimsfjördur. Gametes developed mostly between November and May. Spawning was protracted, lasting from July to early winter at both sites. The main spawning events occurred from August (11.7°C) to October (9.4°C) in Patreksfjördur, but from July (9.8°C) to October (8.6°C) in Steingrimsfjördur |
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Thorarinsdóttir, Gudrun G. Gudfinnsson, Hafsteinn G. Egilsdóttir, Svanhildur Pálsson, Jón Örn The gametogenic cycle and spawning in Mytilus edulis in two fjords in north-western Iceland |
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Thorarinsdóttir, Gudrun G. Gudfinnsson, Hafsteinn G. Egilsdóttir, Svanhildur Pálsson, Jón Örn |
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The gametogenic cycle and spawning in Mytilus edulis in two fjords in north-western Iceland |
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The gametogenic cycle and spawning in Mytilus edulis in two fjords in north-western Iceland |
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The gametogenic cycle and spawning in Mytilus edulis in two fjords in north-western Iceland |
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The gametogenic cycle and spawning in Mytilus edulis in two fjords in north-western Iceland |
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The gametogenic cycle and spawning in Mytilus edulis in two fjords in north-western Iceland |
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gametogenic cycle and spawning in mytilus edulis in two fjords in north-western iceland |
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