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Sturgeon ( A cipenser transmontanus ) sexual maturation and caviar quality
Author(s) -
Lu Xiaonan,
Rasco Barbara A.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
reviews in aquaculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.998
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1753-5131
pISSN - 1753-5123
DOI - 10.1111/raq.12029
Subject(s) - sturgeon , biology , sexual maturity , reproductive physiology , fish <actinopterygii> , zoology , fishery , ecology , endocrinology
Numerous studies about sturgeon reproductive physiology over the past twenty years have helped researchers to understand the relationship between how sexual maturation in female sturgeon may affect the quality and yield of caviar. Here, works about white sturgeon ( A cipenser transmontanus ) female reproductive physiology relating to egg harvest and roe quality are summarized.