Bathymetric gradients of fecundity and egg size in fishes: A Mediterranean case study
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- 作者：Ulla Fernandez-Arcayaa ; 1 ; ulla.fernandez@ba.ieo.es" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Jeffrey C. Drazenb ; Hilario Muruac ; Eva Ramirez-Llodrad ; Nixon Bahamone ; Laura Recasensa ; Guiomar Rotllanta ; Joan B. Companya
- 关键词：Deep sea ; Fish ; Fecundity ; Egg size ; Reproductive output ; Bathymetric pattern Mediterranean Sea ; Isothermal
- 刊名：Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：October 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：116
- 期：Complete
- 页码：106-117
- 全文大小：2979 K
文摘
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First data on fecundity and egg size of 11 deep-sea fish.
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Asses the bathymetric trend of fecundity and eggs size in the W Mediterranean fish.
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Deep-sea fishes showed similar relative fecundities but larger egg sizes.
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Rather than temperature other factors could be the drivers of the observed trends.