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Protandrous Hermaphroditism in Striped Bass from Coos Bay, Oregon
Author(s) -
Moser Mike,
Whipple Jeannette,
Sakanari Judy,
Reilly Carol
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
transactions of the american fisheries society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.696
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1548-8659
pISSN - 0002-8487
DOI - 10.1577/1548-8659(1983)112<567:phisbf>2.0.co;2
Subject(s) - bass (fish) , bay , biology , fishery , zoology , archaeology , geography
Eleven of 42 adult striped bass collected from Coos Bay, Oregon, were possibly protandrous. The older hermaphrodites, ages 7 to 10 years, showed increasing signs of pathology associated with egg retention. Received October 25, 1982 Accepted May 10, 1983