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The reproductive biology of Chrysoblephus laticeps and C. cristiceps (Teleostei:Sparidae)
Citation
Buxton, CD, The reproductive biology of Chrysoblephus laticeps and C. cristiceps (Teleostei:Sparidae), Journal of zoology, 220, (3) pp. 497 - 511. ISSN 0952-8369 (1990) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 1990 The Zoological Society of London
DOI: doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.1990.tb04321.x
Abstract
A detailed histological study showed that in two protogynous sparids, Chrysoblephus laticeps (Cuvier) and C. cristiceps (Cuvier), gametogenesis follows a pattern typical of temperate sparids and marine teleosts in general. Fertilization is external and both species produce numerous small eggs which are pelagic. They have a restricted summer breeding season and gonadal recrudescence is well correlated with temperature and photoperiod. Behavioural observations showed that C. laticeps are pair‐spawners, releasing their gametes well above the substratum after an elaborate courtship routine. The testes of these fishes are small in relation to those of other sparids and are thought to reflect basic differences in the mating systems of sex‐changing and gonochoristic species. Copyright © 1990, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Research Division: | Agricultural, Veterinary and Food Sciences |
Research Group: | Fisheries sciences |
Research Field: | Fisheries sciences not elsewhere classified |
Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
Objective Group: | Expanding knowledge |
Objective Field: | Expanding knowledge in the environmental sciences |
UTAS Author: | Buxton, CD (Professor Colin Buxton) |
ID Code: | 48441 |
Year Published: | 1990 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 58 |
Deposited By: | TAFI - Marine Research Laboratory |
Deposited On: | 2007-08-01 |
Last Modified: | 2014-07-01 |
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