Photoperiod in aquaculture of the sea urchin Arbacia dufresnii (Echinodermata: Echinoidea): Effects on gamete production and maturity

• Published in: Revista de Biología Tropical
• Main Authors: Sepúlveda, Lucas-R., Pía-Fernandez, Jimena, Vera-Piombo, Mercedes, Belén-Chaar, Florencia, Rubilar, Tamara
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Universidad de Costa Rica 2021
• Subjects: gonad productivity; echinoderm; echinoid; aquaculture; mature gametes; productividad gonadal; equinodermo; equinoideo; acuacultura; gametas maduras; Alta; Davidson; Erizo; Rafter; Polar Biology
• Online Access: https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/46386; https://doi.org/10.15517/rbt.v69iSuppl.1.46386

Introduction: Photoperiod is, together with temperature and food availability, one of the main stimuli in the regulation of gametogenesis in a wide variety of species. Objective: To evaluate the effect of photoperiod on the production of mature gametes in cultured Arbacia dufresnii. Methods: An expe...