Ovarian Changes during the Lunar Spawning Cycle of Fundulus heteroclitus
- 1 February 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by JSTOR in Ichthyology & Herpetology
- Vol. 1980 (1) , 118-125
- https://doi.org/10.2307/1444141
Abstract
The lunar spawning cycle of F. heteroclitus is accompanied by cyclic changes in ovarian hydration, egg size and follicular development. Maxima in these parameters occur in synchrony with the spring tide spawning peak. The pattern of ovarian maturation in this lunar or semilunar cycle is similar to that seen in the annual reproductive cycle of this species.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: