Reproduction and growth of the deep-sea brittlestar ophiura-ljungmani (lyman)

• Main Authors: Tyler, Pa, Gage, Jd
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Gauthier-villars 1980
• Subjects: Ovocytes; Fécondité; Structure de la répartition des classes de tailles; Recrutement; Capacité de survie; Oocytes; Fecundity; Population structure; Recruitment; Survivorship; Rockall Trough; Northeast Atlantic
• Online Access: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00323/43424/43087.pdf; https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00323/43424/

Reproductive biology and population dynamics of Ophiura Ijungmani were studied by measuring disk diameters and by examining oocyte size-frequencies and fecundity from a sequential seasonal series of large samples from a 2900 m deep Permanent Station in the Rockall Trough (Northeast Atlantic). Egg si...