Early ontogeny of the mackerel icefish, Champsocephalus gunnari, in the southern Scotia Arc

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: La Mesa, Mario, Catalano, Barbara, Koubbi, Philippe, Jones, Christopher D.
• Other Authors: Biologie des Organismes et Ecosystèmes Aquatiques (BOREA), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université des Antilles (UA)-Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Université de Caen Normandie (UNICAEN), Normandie Université (NU)-Normandie Université (NU), Laboratoire d'océanographie de Villefranche (LOV), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de la Mer de Villefranche (IMEV), Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2013
• Subjects: [SDU.STU.OC]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences/Oceanography; Bransfield Strait; Elephant Island; Kerguelen; Kerguelen Islands; South Shetland Islands; Icefish; Polar Biology
• Online Access: https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-03502631; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-013-1304-x

During the early ontogeny of fishes, the timing and duration of key events such as larval hatching and the switch from endogenous to exogenous feeding largely determine the offspring viability and survival. The aim of the present study was to investigate the life history traits of the early larvae o...