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JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY
卷 69, 期 5, 页码 1449-1465出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2006.01207.x
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elasmobranch; life history; oestradiol; spermatogenesis; testosterone
Age at size was linked to sexual maturity in 77 male and 93 female thorny skates Amblyraja radiata from the western Gulf of Maine using three criteria: 1) gross reproductive morphology, 2) histology and 3) steroid hormone concentrations. Age-bias plots and the coefficient of variation from vertebral band counts suggested that the ageing method represented a non-biased and precise approach to the age assessment of A. radiata. Maturity ogives for males, based on data gathered for clasper length, circulating testosterone concentrations and proportion of mature spermatocysts within the testes, predicted that 50% maturity occurred at a total length (L-T) of 865 mm and c. 10.90 years of age. For females, maturity ogives, based on data gathered for ovary mass, shell gland mass, follicle size and circulating oestradiol concentrations, predicted that 50% maturity occurred at 875 mm L-T and c. 11.00 years of age. Collectively, the results suggest that analysis of several contemporaneous reproductive variables offers an accurate determination of sexual maturity in the thorny skate. (c) 2006 The Authors Journal compilation (c) 2006 The Fisheries Society of the British Isles.
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