A hermaphroditic Arctic charr from Loch Rannoch, Scotland
An individual Arctic charr from Loch Rannoch was found to contain a gonad the anterior portion of which consisted of ovarian tissue. This is an extremely rare condition in salmonid fish and in this instance is possibly the result of environmental contamination.
| Published in: | Journal of Fish Biology |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
1997
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.1997.tb01659.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1095-8649.1997.tb01659.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1095-8649.1997.tb01659.x |
| Summary: | An individual Arctic charr from Loch Rannoch was found to contain a gonad the anterior portion of which consisted of ovarian tissue. This is an extremely rare condition in salmonid fish and in this instance is possibly the result of environmental contamination. |
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