Population structure and maturity stages of Fritillaria borealis (Appendicularia, Tunicata): seasonal cycle in Ushuaia Bay (Beagle Channel)

• Published in: Brazilian Journal of Oceanography
• Main Authors: Hoffmeyer, Monica Susana, Presta, María Laura, Capitanio, Fabiana Lia
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Instituto Oceanográfico
• Subjects: Appendicularians; Maturity stages; Beagle Channel; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; Ushuaia; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/11396

Fritillaria borealis is a cosmopolitan species, veryfrequent in sub-antarctic and antarctic waters. Theobjective of this paper was to analyze its size structureand maturity stages at two sites in Ushuaia Bay:a coastal site exposed to anthropogenic pressure (E1)and a reference site (E2) located in th...