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A morphological staging system for the larval development of the herring, Clupea harengus L.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

M. J. Doyle
Affiliation:
Dunstaffnage Marine Research Laboratory, Oban, Scotland

Extract

It has been possible for some years to rear artificially-fertilized herring eggs through to metamorphosis making experimental studies on the larval phase of the life history practicable (Blaxter, 1968). However, a comprehensive larval staging system has not previously been published.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1977

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