Criteria for determining maturity stage in female american shad, alosa sapidissima, and a proposed reproductive cycle

BFPP - Bulletin Francais de la Peche et de la Protection des Milieux Aquatiques

Volumn , Issue 362-363, 2001, Pages 881-901

  Olney, J E ^a   Denny, S C ^a   Hoenig, J M ^a  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Batch spawning; Maturity stage; Oocyte; Ovary; Post ovulatory follicle; Reproductive cycle; Stock assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646136677     PISSN: 07672861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/kmae:2001025     Document Type: Article

References (3)

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2. BENGEN G., KUGLER J., PEQUIGNOT J., 1991. Etude des ovocytes d'Alosa alosa L. (Clupeidae) au cours de sa migration anadrome en Garrone. Cybium, 15, 229-238.
3. BENTZEN P., BROWN G.G., LEGGETT W.C., 1989. Mitochondrial DNA polymorphism, population structure, and life history variation in American shad (Alosa sapidissima). Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci., 46, 1446-1454.