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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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Kluwer Academic Publications
2003
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1023/B:FISH.0000030615.70071.cf http://ecite.utas.edu.au/29864 |
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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