Gonad maturity stages of Calanus simillimus in the Southern Ocean

Females were stained in a Borax carmin solution for the exam- ination of the gonad maturation. Four different developmental stag- es of gonads were determined according to Corkett and McLaren (1978) - stage 1: unripe; stage 2: semiripe; stage 3: ripe; stage 4: spent.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Cornils, Astrid, Schnack-Schiel, Sigrid B
Format: Dataset
Language:English
Published: PANGAEA - Data Publisher for Earth & Environmental Science 2018
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.895820
https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.895820
Description
Summary:Females were stained in a Borax carmin solution for the exam- ination of the gonad maturation. Four different developmental stag- es of gonads were determined according to Corkett and McLaren (1978) - stage 1: unripe; stage 2: semiripe; stage 3: ripe; stage 4: spent.