Histological study of the effects of treatment with gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRHa) on the reproductive maturation of captive-reared Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus L.)

Aquaculture

Volumn 272, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 675-686

  Corriero, A ^a   Medina, A ^b   Mylonas, C C ^c   Abascal, F J ^b   Deflorio, M ^a   Aragon L ^b   Bridges, C R ^d   Santamaria, N ^a   Heinisch, G ^e   Vassallo Agius, R ^f   Belmonte, A ^g   Fauvel, C ^h   Garcia, A ⁱ   Gordin, H ^e   De Metrio, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Greece)

^d HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^e NATIONAL CENTER FOR MARICULTURE   (Israel)

^f Malta Centre for Fisheries Sciences   (Malta)

^g Tuna Graso SA   (Spain)

^h UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

ⁱ Instituto Español de Oceanografía   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bluefin tuna; Gametogenesis; GnRHa; Induced spawning; Reproduction; Thunnus thynnus

Indexed keywords

GAMETOGENESIS; HISTOLOGY; HORMONE; MATURATION; REARING; REPRODUCTION; SPAWNING; TUNA FISHERY;

SCOMBRIDAE; THUNNUS THYNNUS;

EID: 35848947039     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2007.08.030     Document Type: Article

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