Evidence of sexual maturation in young adult shiner perch, Cymatogaster aggregata Gibbons (Perciformes, Embiotocidae)

Related Titles

Series: American Museum novitates, no. 2479

By

Shaw, Evelyn S.

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

New York, N.Y, American Museum of Natural History, [1971]

Notes

Title from caption.

"December 14, 1971."

"Examination of Cymatogaster aggregata collected in Bodega Bay, California revealed that many young males, 5.0 to 6.0 cm. in length, become sexually mature during the first summer after birth and that females, 4.0 to 5.0 cm. in length, receive spermatozoa that can be found in their ovaries. he males are not sexually mature at birth. Fertilization in the adults occurs during the summer; all females in the collection made in late October were found to harbor spermatozoa in their ovaries. The implications of these findings are discussd"--P. [1].

Subjects

Bodega Bay , California , Cymatogaster , Development , Fishes , Growth , Reproduction , Shiner perch

Call Number

QL1 .A436 no.2479, 1971

Language

English

Identifiers

OCLC: 45633203