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| Vaïtilingon, D.; Rasolofonirina, R.; Eeckhaut, I.; Jangoux, M.. |
| The reproductive cycle and gonad morphology were investigated in a population of Holothuria scabra (Jaëger, 1833) from Toliara, south-west of Madagascar. Surveys were done from November 1998 to April 2001 by monthly samplings of 30 individuals. There is a single gonad formed by a tuft of numerous ramified tubules. The annual reproductive cycle of the population was determined from monthly variations of the gonad index and the maturity index. Five sexual maturity stages were described. An annual reproductive cycle occurred with most individuals being mature or spawning between November and April. Gametogenesis was not synchronous in the population, but was synchronous in all the tubules of a single gonad except the smallest immature ones (length < 1 cm).... |
| Tipo: Journal Contribution |
Palavras-chave: Reproductive cycle; Spawning. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1834/1134 |
