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SPAWNING FEMALE [1 record]

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Record 1 2020-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Marine Biology
  • Animal Reproduction
  • Aquaculture
CONT

The number of males around a spawning female was very small ... over the spawning ground and period, suggesting that a competitive male could effectively chase subordinate males away from a spawning female. A few males attempted to sneak near the oviposition site of females …, while some males adopted sneaking tactics in the initial phase of females' spawning ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie marine
  • Reproduction des animaux
  • Aquaculture
Key term(s)
  • femelle en fraie
  • femelle en fraye

Spanish

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