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Double ovulatory cycles in some captive turbot, Scophthalmus maximus L.
Author(s) -
McEvoy L.A.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1985.tb04241.x
Subject(s) - scophthalmus , turbot , biology , zoology , fishery , fish <actinopterygii> , ovulation , endocrinology , hormone
The hypothesis that the paired ovaries of turbot, Scophthalmus maximus , ovulate alternately was tested and rejected as a possible explanation for the double ovulatory cycles found in some captive turbot. It is suggested that these double cycles are caused by variation patterns in the hormone‐release cycles of individual females.