Sex differentiation of the European eel in brackish and freshwater environments: a comparative analysis

International audience Body growth parameters, age and total length at sex differentiation were compared in three European eel Anguilla anguilla populations from Mediterranean sites with different salinity. Whilst body growth was faster in brackish than in freshwater environments, the present analys...

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Published in:Journal of Fish Biology
Main Authors: Melià, Paco, Bevacqua, Danièle, Crivelli, Alain Jean, Panfili, Jacques, de Leo, Giulio Alessandro, Gatto, Marino
Other Authors: Politecnico di Milano Milan (POLIMI), Station Biologique de la Tour du Valat, Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD Sénégal ), Dipartimento di Scienze Ambientali, Università degli studi di Parma = University of Parma (UNIPR)
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: HAL CCSD 2006
Subjects:
body growth
european eel
sex differentiation
anguilla anguilla
[SDV.BA]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Animal biology
Anguilla anguilla
Online Access:https://hal.inrae.fr/hal-02665418
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.2006.01170.x
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Summary:International audience Body growth parameters, age and total length at sex differentiation were compared in three European eel Anguilla anguilla populations from Mediterranean sites with different salinity. Whilst body growth was faster in brackish than in freshwater environments, the present analysis shows that body size at sex differentiation might be a physiological invariant.

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