Effect of temperature and photoperiod on the growth of the embryonic dogfish, Scyliorhinus canicula |
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| Authors: | J C Thomason † W Conn ‡ E Le Comte ‡ J Davenport |
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| Institution: | University Marine Biological Station Millport, Isle of Cumbrae, Scotland, KA28 0EG;Faculty of Applied Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol, BS16 1QY |
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| Abstract: | Photoperiod has no effect on the growth of embryonic dogfish. Conversely, developmental rates are highly susceptible to temperature variation. Embryos maintained at 16°C grew faster and ecloded earlier than those maintained at 10°C. Increased temperature had no effect on size at eclosion. |
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| Keywords: | Scyliorhinus temperature photoperiod embryo growth |
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