Sterilization of Sea Lampreys (Petromyzon marinus) by Immersion in an Aqueous Solution of Bisazir
- 1 October 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
- Vol. 38 (10) , 1285-1289
- https://doi.org/10.1139/f81-172
Abstract
Groups of sea lamprey (P. marinus) eggs fertilized by males previously immersed in an aqueous solution of p,p-bis(1-aziridinyl)-N-methylphosphinothioic amide (bisazir) at concentrations of 10-100 mg/l produced fewer normal, live prolarvae after 15-17 days of incubation than did groups of eggs fertilized by normal males. Mortality of embryos or prolarvae was nearly 100% in groups of eggs fertilized by males that had been immersed in a 50 mg/l solution of bisazir for 4 h or in a 100 mg/l solution for 2 h. The immersion technique appears to be an efficient method of sterilizing large numbers of male sea lampreys for use in a proposed sterile-male-release program.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
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