Light synchronization of the daily spawning rhythms of gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata L) kept under different photoperiod and after shifting the LD cycle

Chronobiology International

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 666-679

  Meseguer, Caridad ^a   Ramos, Jesus ^b   Bayarri, Maria José ^b   Oliveira, Catarina ^a   Sánchez Vázquez, Francisco Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

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

Author keywords

Daily rhythm; Egg collector; Gilthead sea Bream; Photoperiod; Spawning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; LIGHT; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; LIGHT SYNCHRONIZATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEA BREAM; SPARUS AURATA; SPAWNING; SPRING; WINTER;

ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DARKNESS; FEMALE; LIGHT; OVULATION; OVUM; PHOTOPERIOD; SEA BREAM; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS;

ARCHOSARGUS RHOMBOIDALIS; SPARUS AURATA;

EID: 51549084855     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: 15256073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07420520802380018     Document Type: Article

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