Fertility and motility of sperm from Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) in relation to dose and timing of gonadotrophin-releasing hormone agonist implant

Aquaculture

Volumn 230, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 547-567

  Vermeirssen, Etiënne L M ^a,g   Mazorra De Quero, Carlos ^b,c   Shields, Robin J ^c,h   Norberg, Birgitta ^d   Kime, David E ^e,i   Scott, Alexander P ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^c Sea Fish Industry Authority   (United Kingdom)

^d INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^f CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^g SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^h OCEANIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

ⁱ Druimnich   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

17,20 P; Fertility; GnRHa; Halibut; Progestogens; Semen hydration; Sperm motility

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); FISH CULTURE; HORMONE; MOTILITY; SPERM;

HIPPOGLOSSUS HIPPOGLOSSUS;

EID: 0842310558     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0044-8486(03)00414-9     Document Type: Article

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