Advanced sexual maturation before marine migration of Anguilla bicolor bicolor and Anguilla marmorata at Réunion Island

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 538-542

  Robinet, T ^a   Sbaihi, M ^b   Guyet, S ^c   Mounaix, B ^d   Dufour, S ^b   Feunteun, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LA ROCHELLE   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c Collège Henri Wallon ^*  (France)

^d Fish Pass   (France)

Author keywords

Anguilla spp.; Gonad maturation; Oogenesis; Spawning migration; Spermatogenesis

Indexed keywords

EEL; MATURATION; MIGRATION; NEW RECORD; SEXUAL MATURITY; SPAWNING;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MASCARENE ISLANDS; REUNION;

ANGUILLA BICOLOR BICOLOR; ANGUILLA DIEFFENBACHII; ANGUILLA MARMORATA; ANGUILLIFORMES;

EID: 0346161781     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1095-8649.2003.00165.x     Document Type: Article

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