The effect of sperm to egg ratio and gamete contact time on fertilization success in Atlantic cod Gadus morhua L.

Aquaculture

Volumn 286, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 89-94

  Butts, Ian A E ^a,b   Trippel, Edward A ^a   Litvak, Matthew K ^b  

^a ST ANDREWS BIOLOGICAL STATION   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cod; Fertilization; Gamete contact; Parental; Sperm

Indexed keywords

EGG; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); GADOID FISHERY; GAMETE; HATCHERY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SPERM;

GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 56649094374     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2008.09.005     Document Type: Article

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