Sex Determination, Evolution of Gonadal Stage in Females, and Seasonal Evolution of Sperm Production in Chelon labrosus (Risso, 1827)
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Capture and Conditioning of Wild Specimens
2.2. Sex Identification
2.3. Gonadal Development Monitoring and Sperm Analysis
2.4. Statistical Analyses
3. Results
3.1. Sex Identification
3.2. Maturity Evolution Monitoring
3.3. Sperm Analysis
4. Discussion and Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Salinity (‰) | pH | Osmolarity (mOsm) |
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35 | 8.0 | 1054 |
26 | 7.9 | 804 |
18 | 7.7 | 547 |
9 | 7.5 | 263 |
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Martín-Montero, I.E.; Martínez-Vázquez, J.M.; Rasines Perez, I.; Torres, M.; Martos-Sitcha, J.A.; Aguado-Giménez, F. Sex Determination, Evolution of Gonadal Stage in Females, and Seasonal Evolution of Sperm Production in Chelon labrosus (Risso, 1827). Aquac. J. 2024, 4, 44-54. https://doi.org/10.3390/aquacj4020004
Martín-Montero IE, Martínez-Vázquez JM, Rasines Perez I, Torres M, Martos-Sitcha JA, Aguado-Giménez F. Sex Determination, Evolution of Gonadal Stage in Females, and Seasonal Evolution of Sperm Production in Chelon labrosus (Risso, 1827). Aquaculture Journal. 2024; 4(2):44-54. https://doi.org/10.3390/aquacj4020004
Chicago/Turabian StyleMartín-Montero, Ignacio Eduardo, Juan Manuel Martínez-Vázquez, Inmaculada Rasines Perez, Miguel Torres, Juan Antonio Martos-Sitcha, and Felipe Aguado-Giménez. 2024. "Sex Determination, Evolution of Gonadal Stage in Females, and Seasonal Evolution of Sperm Production in Chelon labrosus (Risso, 1827)" Aquaculture Journal 4, no. 2: 44-54. https://doi.org/10.3390/aquacj4020004