Photoperiod-induced precocious male sexual maturation in Atlantic salmon ( Salmo salar )

Precocious sexual maturation of male Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) was induced by photoperiod manipulation to shorten the time required for optimisation of sex inversion treatments. Exposure to a short-day photoperiod (8L:16D) prior to the summer solstice reduced the time to completion of sexual mat...

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Main Authors: King, H, Lee, PR, Pankhurst, NW
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Kluwer Academic Publications 2003
Subjects:
Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences
Fisheries Sciences
Aquaculture
Atlantic salmon
Salmo salar
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1023/B:FISH.0000030615.70071.cf
http://ecite.utas.edu.au/29864
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Summary:Precocious sexual maturation of male Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) was induced by photoperiod manipulation to shorten the time required for optimisation of sex inversion treatments. Exposure to a short-day photoperiod (8L:16D) prior to the summer solstice reduced the time to completion of sexual maturation from 3 years to 8-9 months for the majority of fish. 2004 Kluwer Academic Publishers.

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