An experiment was conducted to investigate the annual reproductive cycle of a Korean endemic species, Acheilognathus majusculus, from Jeokseong-myeon located in Seomjin River. The reproductive cycle is examined histologically regarding water temperature and day length of the habitat, the gonadosomatic index (GSI), the female ovipositor length index (OLI), monthly variation in egg diameter distr...

Estimating seasonal variations in demand is a challenging task faced by many organisations. There may be many stock-keeping units (SKUs) to forecast, but often data histories are short, with very few complete seasonal cycles. It has been suggested in the literature that group seasonal indices (GSI) methods should be used to take advantage of information on similar SKUs. This paper addresses two...

This study was designed to determine the influence of thermal level and duration chilling period on initiation progress gonadogenesis gametogenesis under controlled conditions in pikeperch (Sander lucioperca). A set 120 fish distributed into eight tanks (15 per tank). The effects two temperatures (6 or 12°C) combination with durations period, either short (S; 75 days at 6°C 125 long (L; 135 185...

Reproductive biology of three important small indigenous fish species mola (Amblypharyngodon mola), punti (Puntius sophore) and chela (Chela cachius) was studied for 12 months from January to December, 1999 in the Department of Fisheries Management, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh. Gonadosomatic index (GSI) and ova diameter were analysed to determine their reproductive cycle. Thr...

The sex ratio, gonadosomatic index, stages of gonadal development and fecundity of sompat grunt Pomadasys jubelini off Lagos coast, Nigeria were investigated. P. jubelini had sex ratio of 1: 0.85 (male to female). The difference in sex ratio was not significantly different (p > 0.05) from the expected 1:1 distribution. Gonadosomatic index ranged from 0.07 to 7.29% with mean of 2.25 ± 0.08%. Hig...

In ecotoxicological testing, there are few studies that report on reproductive output (egg production) of marine or estuarine fish. Cunner (Tautogolabrus adspersus) were studied as a potential model species to evaluate the impact of pollutants with estrogenic activity on reproduction in estuarine fish populations. Cunner inhabit marine and estuarine areas where contaminant discharges are likely...

Acute and sub-acute toxic effects of a novel phosphorothionate coded as RPR-II on testis of albino rats were studied. In acute study rats received a single dose of 12.3 mg/kg of RPR-II and sacrificed after 24 hr. For sub-acute study 0.58 mg/kg/day was administered orally to rats for 10 and 21 days. Acute exposure of rats to RPR-II brought no change either in the gonadosomatic index (GSI) or in ...

In this study growth and reproductive biology of endemic new species Acanthobrama thisbeae in Sır Reservoir were investigated. The population composed 80.6% female 19.40 % male individuals. individuals' total lengths (mm) weights (g) varied between 130.4 to 260.5 mm 12.92 203.89 g, respectively. Age groups 2 8 identified the majority sample was 130 180 (80.22%). length-weight relationship for a...

In this study, the effects of different light regimes on the reproductive activity of a typical Indo- Pacific coral reef rabbitfish, Siganus sutor, were evaluated. Forty- five adult fish were exposed to nine different photoperiod (8L: 16D, 12L: 12D, 16L: 8D) and light intensity (1000, 2000, 3000 lux) combinations with three replicates and five other fishes reared under indoor light condition (C...