Open AccessSturgeon Aquaculture - Specialized Techniques Determining the Stage of Sexual Maturity in Female Sturgeon for Artificial Spawning The Egg Maturation Assay
Author(s) -
Frank A. Chapman,
Joel P. Van Eenennaam
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
edis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2576-0009
DOI - 10.32473/edis-fa154-2007
Subject(s) - sturgeon , sexual maturity , fishery , biology , aquaculture , acipenser , stage (stratigraphy) , fish <actinopterygii> , zoology , maturity (psychological) , ecology , paleontology , psychology , developmental psychology
FA-154, a 4-page illustrated fact sheet by Frank A. Chapman and Joel P. Van Eenennaam, describes a biological test to determine if sturgeon eggs are in the stage of final maturation — the principle behind the test, materials needed, and protocol. Published by the UF Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, December 2007.FA154/FA154: Sturgeon Aquaculture—Specialized Techniques: Determining the Stage of Sexual Maturity in Female Sturgeon for Artificial Spawning: The Egg Maturation Assay (ufl.edu)