Ontogenic changes in the allometric scaling of the mass and length relationship in Sprattus sprattus |
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| Authors: | M. A. Peck&dagger ,C. Clemmesen&Dagger , J.&# P. Herrmann |
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| Affiliation: | Institute for Hydrobiology and Fisheries Research, University of Hamburg, Olbersweg 24, D‐22767 Hamburg, Germany and; Leibniz‐Institute of Marine Sciences at Kiel University (IFM‐GEOMAR), Düsternbrooker Weg 20, D‐24105 Kiel, Germany |
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| Abstract: | An analysis of mass ( M ) and standard length ( L S) data for larval, juvenile and adult sprat ( Sprattus sprattus ; Clupeidae) revealed marked changes in the allometric scaling factor ( b in ). For sprat <44 mm L S, b was 5·0, whereas in larger juveniles and adults, b was c. 3·4 indicating a relatively protracted metamorphic period for this species. |
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| Keywords: | allometry length mass ontogeny sprat |
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