Preparation and administration of gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRHa) implants for the artificial control of reproductive maturation in captive-reared Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus thynnus)

Reviews in Fisheries Science

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 183-210

  Mylonas, Constantinos C ^a   Bridges, Christopher ^b   Gordin, Hillel ^c   Ríos, Antonio Belmonte ^d   García, Antonio ^e   De La Gándara, Fernando ^e   Fauvel, Christian ^f   Suquet, Marc ^f   Medina, Antonio ^g   Papadaki, Maria ^a   Heinisch, Gilad ^c   De Metrio, Gregorio ^h   Corriero, Aldo ^h   Vassallo Agius, Robert ⁱ   Guzmán, Jose María ^j   Mañanos, Evaristo ^j   Zohar, Yonathan ^k  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Greece)

^b HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c ISRAEL OCEANOGRAPHIC AND LIMNOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Israel)

^d Tuna Graso SA   (Spain)

^e Instituto Español de Oceanografía   (Spain)

^f Institut Français d'Exploration de la Mer   (France)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^h UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

ⁱ Malta Centre for Fisheries Sciences   (Malta)

^j CSIC Instituto de Acuicultura de Torre de la Sal IATS   (Spain)

^k UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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Author keywords

Bluefin tuna; FOM; GnRHa implants; Induced spawning; Spermiation; Thunnus

Indexed keywords

SCOMBRIDAE; THUNNUS; THUNNUS THYNNUS; THUNNUS THYNNUS THYNNUS;

EID: 35648987213     PISSN: 10641262     EISSN: 15476553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10641260701484572     Document Type: Article

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