Article
Oceanic spawning ecology of freshwater eels in the western North Pacific.
Nature communications - 1 Feb 2011
Tsukamoto Katsumi, Chow Seinen, Otake Tsuguo, Kurogi Hiroaki, Mochioka Noritaka, Miller Michael J, Aoyama Jun, Kimura Shingo, Watanabe Shun, Yoshinaga Tatsuki, Shinoda Akira, Kuroki Mari, Oya Machiko, Watanabe Tomowo, Hata Kazuhiro, Ijiri Shigeho, Kazeto Yukinori, Nomura Kazuharu, Tanaka Hideki
Abstract excerpt
The natural reproductive ecology of freshwater eels remained a mystery even after some of their offshore spawning areas were discovered approximately 100 years ago. In this study, we investigate the spawning ecology of freshwater eels for the first time using collections of eggs, larvae and spawning-condition adults of two species in their shared spawning area in the Pacific. Ovaries of female Japanese eel and...
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