Reproductive biology of female Antarctic spiny plunderfish Harpagifer spinosus (Notothenioidei: Harpagiferidae), from Îles Crozet
On the basis of histological examination, we present the first description of oogenesis in H. spinosus . Eight stages of oocyte development were identified using morphological and histochemical criteria. The development of the oocytes is synchronous, and two clutches grow simultaneously in the ovary...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0954102004001865 2024-06-23T07:47:50+00:00 Reproductive biology of female Antarctic spiny plunderfish Harpagifer spinosus (Notothenioidei: Harpagiferidae), from Îles Crozet VAN DER MOLEN, SILVINA MATALLANAS, JESÚS 2004 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102004001865 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102004001865 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Antarctic Science volume 16, issue 2, page 99-105 ISSN 0954-1020 1365-2079 journal-article 2004 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0954102004001865 2024-06-12T04:04:40Z On the basis of histological examination, we present the first description of oogenesis in H. spinosus . Eight stages of oocyte development were identified using morphological and histochemical criteria. The development of the oocytes is synchronous, and two clutches grow simultaneously in the ovary. Spawning takes place during the end of summer and the beginning of autumn. Absolute fecundity is low, ranging from 787 to 1504 oocytes. The low fecundity is probably related to parental behaviour. Our data indicate that the features of the reproductive biology of H. spinosus , in spite of its unusual environment, are similar to those observed in other teleost fish. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Science Îles Crozet Cambridge University Press Antarctic Antarctic Science 16 2 99 105 |
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On the basis of histological examination, we present the first description of oogenesis in H. spinosus . Eight stages of oocyte development were identified using morphological and histochemical criteria. The development of the oocytes is synchronous, and two clutches grow simultaneously in the ovary. Spawning takes place during the end of summer and the beginning of autumn. Absolute fecundity is low, ranging from 787 to 1504 oocytes. The low fecundity is probably related to parental behaviour. Our data indicate that the features of the reproductive biology of H. spinosus , in spite of its unusual environment, are similar to those observed in other teleost fish. |
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VAN DER MOLEN, SILVINA MATALLANAS, JESÚS Reproductive biology of female Antarctic spiny plunderfish Harpagifer spinosus (Notothenioidei: Harpagiferidae), from Îles Crozet |
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VAN DER MOLEN, SILVINA MATALLANAS, JESÚS |
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Reproductive biology of female Antarctic spiny plunderfish Harpagifer spinosus (Notothenioidei: Harpagiferidae), from Îles Crozet |
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Reproductive biology of female Antarctic spiny plunderfish Harpagifer spinosus (Notothenioidei: Harpagiferidae), from Îles Crozet |
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Reproductive biology of female Antarctic spiny plunderfish Harpagifer spinosus (Notothenioidei: Harpagiferidae), from Îles Crozet |
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Reproductive biology of female Antarctic spiny plunderfish Harpagifer spinosus (Notothenioidei: Harpagiferidae), from Îles Crozet |
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Reproductive biology of female Antarctic spiny plunderfish Harpagifer spinosus (Notothenioidei: Harpagiferidae), from Îles Crozet |
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reproductive biology of female antarctic spiny plunderfish harpagifer spinosus (notothenioidei: harpagiferidae), from îles crozet |
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