Timescale of ovarian maturation in Notothenia coriiceps; evidence for a prolonged adolescent phase
Ovarian maturation in Notothenia coriiceps is known to include a period during which yolk deposition begins to take place. This ‘adolescent’ phase was thought originally to last for about 1 year. The results from a 2–year study at Signy Island indicate that this adolescent phase lasts for about 4 ye...
Published in: | Journal of Fish Biology |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
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1994
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Online Access: | http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/516027/ https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.1994.tb01271.x |