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Sex differentiation of the European eel in brackish and freshwater environments: a comparative analysis
Author(s) -
Melià P.,
Bevacqua D.,
Crivelli A. J.,
Panfili J.,
De Leo G. A.,
Gatto M.
Publication year - 2006
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.1095-8649.2006.01170.x
Subject(s) - brackish water , sexual differentiation , biology , mediterranean climate , salinity , fishery , ecology , geography , zoology , biochemistry , gene
Body growth parameters, age and total length at sex differentiation were compared in three European eel Anguilla anguilla populations from Mediterranean sites with different salinity. Whilst body growth was faster in brackish than in freshwater environments, the present analysis shows that body size at sex differentiation might be a physiological invariant.