Development of a new ‘ultrametric’ method for assessing spawning progression in female teleost serial spawners

Abstract The collection and presentation of accurate reproductive data from wild fish has historically been somewhat problematic, especially for serially spawning species. Therefore, the aim of the current study was to develop a novel method of assessing female spawning status that is robust to vari...

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Main Authors: Kelli C. Anderson, Maud Alix, Katerina Charitonidou, Anders Thorsen, Grethe Thorsheim, Kostas Ganias, Thassya C. dos Santos Schmidt, Olav Sigurd Kjesbu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-66601-w