Reproduction of the shorthorn sculpin Myoxocephalus scorpius in northern Norway
The reproduction and life history events of the shorthorn sculpin Myoxocephalus scorpius were studied in an unexploited high latitude population in Tromso, northern Norway. Shorthorn sculpins were sampled from November 1998 to March 1999 to determine sex ratio, spawning period, oogenesis, fecundity,...
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ftunigroningenpu:oai:pure.rug.nl:publications/3da899ef-0443-47e1-9b5d-850d9b74b162 2024-09-09T19:59:25+00:00 Reproduction of the shorthorn sculpin Myoxocephalus scorpius in northern Norway Luksenburg, J A Pedersen, T Falk-Petersen, I B 2004-03 https://hdl.handle.net/11370/3da899ef-0443-47e1-9b5d-850d9b74b162 https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/3da899ef-0443-47e1-9b5d-850d9b74b162 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2003.09.001 eng eng https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/3da899ef-0443-47e1-9b5d-850d9b74b162 info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess Luksenburg , J A , Pedersen , T & Falk-Petersen , I B 2004 , ' Reproduction of the shorthorn sculpin Myoxocephalus scorpius in northern Norway ' , Journal of Sea Research , vol. 51 , no. 2 , pp. 157-166 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2003.09.001 Myoxocephalus scorpius reproduction spawning seasons fecundity oogenesis embryonic development TEMPERATURE WOLFFISH SEA article 2004 ftunigroningenpu https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2003.09.001 2024-06-17T15:50:19Z The reproduction and life history events of the shorthorn sculpin Myoxocephalus scorpius were studied in an unexploited high latitude population in Tromso, northern Norway. Shorthorn sculpins were sampled from November 1998 to March 1999 to determine sex ratio, spawning period, oogenesis, fecundity, embryogenesis and hatching. Spawning occurred between January and March. The catches of males were maximal in January and February, while catches of predominantly immature females increased towards the end of the spawning period. This may be related to different migration patterns in males and females. It is possible that after spawning, females migrate to other areas, whereas males stay behind and guard the eggs. The spawned eggs were smaller than reported from other study areas. Larvae hatched after 7 weeks at an average egg incubation temperature of 3.3 degreesC. Fecundity in females ranged from 1200 to 29000 eggs, with a length exponent of 3.0. The relatively large size (7.6-8.8 mm in length), advanced performance and developmental status at hatch of shorthorn sculpin larvae suggest that the reproductive strategy of the shorthorn sculpin is an intermediate between strategies that have many small larvae and those that have fewer, larger and more developed larvae. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Norway Tromso Tromso University of Groningen research database Norway Tromso ENVELOPE(16.546,16.546,68.801,68.801) Journal of Sea Research 51 2 157 166 |
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Myoxocephalus scorpius reproduction spawning seasons fecundity oogenesis embryonic development TEMPERATURE WOLFFISH SEA Luksenburg, J A Pedersen, T Falk-Petersen, I B Reproduction of the shorthorn sculpin Myoxocephalus scorpius in northern Norway |
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The reproduction and life history events of the shorthorn sculpin Myoxocephalus scorpius were studied in an unexploited high latitude population in Tromso, northern Norway. Shorthorn sculpins were sampled from November 1998 to March 1999 to determine sex ratio, spawning period, oogenesis, fecundity, embryogenesis and hatching. Spawning occurred between January and March. The catches of males were maximal in January and February, while catches of predominantly immature females increased towards the end of the spawning period. This may be related to different migration patterns in males and females. It is possible that after spawning, females migrate to other areas, whereas males stay behind and guard the eggs. The spawned eggs were smaller than reported from other study areas. Larvae hatched after 7 weeks at an average egg incubation temperature of 3.3 degreesC. Fecundity in females ranged from 1200 to 29000 eggs, with a length exponent of 3.0. The relatively large size (7.6-8.8 mm in length), advanced performance and developmental status at hatch of shorthorn sculpin larvae suggest that the reproductive strategy of the shorthorn sculpin is an intermediate between strategies that have many small larvae and those that have fewer, larger and more developed larvae. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
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Reproduction of the shorthorn sculpin Myoxocephalus scorpius in northern Norway |
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Reproduction of the shorthorn sculpin Myoxocephalus scorpius in northern Norway |
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Reproduction of the shorthorn sculpin Myoxocephalus scorpius in northern Norway |
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Reproduction of the shorthorn sculpin Myoxocephalus scorpius in northern Norway |
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Reproduction of the shorthorn sculpin Myoxocephalus scorpius in northern Norway |
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reproduction of the shorthorn sculpin myoxocephalus scorpius in northern norway |
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Luksenburg , J A , Pedersen , T & Falk-Petersen , I B 2004 , ' Reproduction of the shorthorn sculpin Myoxocephalus scorpius in northern Norway ' , Journal of Sea Research , vol. 51 , no. 2 , pp. 157-166 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2003.09.001 |
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