ISSN:
1365-2109
Quelle:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Thema:
Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Gartenbau, Fischereiwirtschaft, Hauswirtschaft
Notizen:
Mud loach, Misgurnus mizolepis (Günther), were sex reversed using the immersion technique. Fry were raised in water containing 50, 100 or 200 μg oestradiol-17β I−1 for 1, 2 or 3 weeks. Survival rates decreased as dose and duration of treatment increased: in most instances they were significantly (P 〈 0.05) lower than those of the controls. Growth rates were unaffected except for fish in the 200 μg I−1 treatments. The 200 μg T−1 treatments for 2 and 3 weeks produced monosex female populations. The 100 μg I−1 treatment for 3 weeks produced 99% females and 1% intersex individuals. Histologically, ovaries of sex-reversed fish were similar to those of normal females. Morphologically, however, they were different in that the ovaries of sex-reversed fish were not connected to the genital pore. The hormone treatments affected the size and morphology of the pectoral fins, which exhibit sexual dimorphism in mud loach.
Materialart:
Digitale Medien
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2109.1997.00925.x
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