Histological evidence of lunar-synchronized ovarian development and spawning in the spiny rabbitfish Siganus spinus (Linnaeus) around the Ryukyus

Fisheries Science

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 888-893

  Harahap, Agustinus P ^a   Takemura, Akihiro ^a   Nakamura, Shigeo ^a   Rahman, Saydur ^a   Takano, Kazunori ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gonadal development; Gonadosomatic index; Histology; Lunar cycle; Siganus spinus; Spawning; Spiny rabbitfish

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012941062     PISSN: 09199268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1444-2906.2001.00337.x     Document Type: Article

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