Somatic energy content and histological analysis of the gonads in Antarctic fish from the Scotia Arc
Low temperatures and highly seasonal productivity, both characteristics of the Antarctic marine environment, influence the energy budget of Antarctic fish and their reproductive timing. This study analyses the histological characteristics of gonads and the energy contents of muscle, liver and gonads...
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ftconicet:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/156628 2023-10-09T21:47:05+02:00 Somatic energy content and histological analysis of the gonads in Antarctic fish from the Scotia Arc Vanella, Fabián Alberto Calvo, Jorge Morriconi, Elba Rosa Aureliano, Daniel application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/11336/156628 eng eng Instituto de Ciencias del Mar Barcelona info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/332 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.3989/scimar.2005.69s2305 http://hdl.handle.net/11336/156628 Vanella, Fabián Alberto; Calvo, Jorge; Morriconi, Elba Rosa; Aureliano, Daniel; Somatic energy content and histological analysis of the gonads in Antarctic fish from the Scotia Arc; Instituto de Ciencias del Mar Barcelona; Scientia Marina; 69; S2; 6-2005; 305-316 1618-3193 1886-8134 CONICET Digital CONICET info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar/ .CONTENIDO ENERGETICO REPRODUCCIÒN TESTICULO OVARIO https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion ftconicet https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.2005.69s2305 2023-09-24T19:20:36Z Low temperatures and highly seasonal productivity, both characteristics of the Antarctic marine environment, influence the energy budget of Antarctic fish and their reproductive timing. This study analyses the histological characteristics of gonads and the energy contents of muscle, liver and gonads of several species of Notothenioids. Previous studies on this subject are scarce and most reproductive studies have been limited to macroscopic descriptions of gonads. The fish used in this research were collected during the LAMPOS survey in April 2001. Testes and ovaries were staged following histological maturity criteria and oocyte frequency diameters and fecundity values were estimated. The calorific value (kJ/g) of the axial muscle, liver and gonads were determined using a microcalorimetric bomb. The gonads from both sexes of Dissosticus eleginoides and Pseudochaenichthys georgianus were immature as the specimens collected had not reached first maturation size. Ovaries obtained from Chaenocephalus aceratus and Gobionotothen giberifrons showed yolked oocytes (secondary advanced vitellogenesis) and most of the specimens had a considerable amount of atretic oocytes. The testes of the latter species showed a large amount of spermatocyte cysts. Lepidonotothen larseni ovaries were found to be in secondary advanced vitellogenesis. Champsocephalus gunnari ovaries contained totally mature oocytes while the testes were practically all completely mature. Smaller specimens of Lepidonotothen kempi had gonads in an advanced state of maturation, while the larger specimens showed histological characteristics typical of postspawning. Fresh postovulatory follicles, corresponding to recent spawning, were present in Chionodracus rastrospinosus, a mature female of this species was also found. Nototeniidae fecundity is notoriously superior to that of Channichthyidae. In the different species the liver energy content (kJ/g) reached the highest levels, followed by the gonads and axial muscle. Energy content values for axial muscle of ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic CONICET Digital (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas) Antarctic The Antarctic Scientia Marina 69 S2 305 316 |
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Low temperatures and highly seasonal productivity, both characteristics of the Antarctic marine environment, influence the energy budget of Antarctic fish and their reproductive timing. This study analyses the histological characteristics of gonads and the energy contents of muscle, liver and gonads of several species of Notothenioids. Previous studies on this subject are scarce and most reproductive studies have been limited to macroscopic descriptions of gonads. The fish used in this research were collected during the LAMPOS survey in April 2001. Testes and ovaries were staged following histological maturity criteria and oocyte frequency diameters and fecundity values were estimated. The calorific value (kJ/g) of the axial muscle, liver and gonads were determined using a microcalorimetric bomb. The gonads from both sexes of Dissosticus eleginoides and Pseudochaenichthys georgianus were immature as the specimens collected had not reached first maturation size. Ovaries obtained from Chaenocephalus aceratus and Gobionotothen giberifrons showed yolked oocytes (secondary advanced vitellogenesis) and most of the specimens had a considerable amount of atretic oocytes. The testes of the latter species showed a large amount of spermatocyte cysts. Lepidonotothen larseni ovaries were found to be in secondary advanced vitellogenesis. Champsocephalus gunnari ovaries contained totally mature oocytes while the testes were practically all completely mature. Smaller specimens of Lepidonotothen kempi had gonads in an advanced state of maturation, while the larger specimens showed histological characteristics typical of postspawning. Fresh postovulatory follicles, corresponding to recent spawning, were present in Chionodracus rastrospinosus, a mature female of this species was also found. Nototeniidae fecundity is notoriously superior to that of Channichthyidae. In the different species the liver energy content (kJ/g) reached the highest levels, followed by the gonads and axial muscle. Energy content values for axial muscle of ... |
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Somatic energy content and histological analysis of the gonads in Antarctic fish from the Scotia Arc |
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Somatic energy content and histological analysis of the gonads in Antarctic fish from the Scotia Arc |
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