Abrupt changes in photoperiod affect age at maturity, timing of ovulation and plasma testosterone and oestradiol-17β profiles in Aatlantic salmon, Salmo salar

Aquaculture

Volumn 162, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 85-98

  Taranger, Geir Lasse ^a,b   Haux, Carl ^c   Stefansson, Sigurd O ^a,b   Bjorn Thrandur Bjornsson ^c   Walther, Bernt Th ^b   Hansen, Tom ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Age at maturity; Atlantic salmon; Egg quality; Oestradiol 17 ; Ovulation; Photoperiod; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032029802     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0044-8486(98)00168-9     Document Type: Article

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