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Seasonal Variations in Fecundity and Egg Size of The Common Goby, Pomatoschistus Microps

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

S.I. Rogers
S.I. Rogers
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Department of Zoology, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1UG
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The common goby Pomatoschistus microps (Krøyer), is a small and abundant brackish water fish, which becomes sexually mature after the first winter of life and usually survives for only a single breeding season (Miller, 1975). During a protracted breeding season from approximately mid-April to August or September, the goby can produce up to 9 or 10 separate batches of eggs. It is therefore considered to be an iteroparous species, but because of the short adult life-span during which spawning occurs, this species has been termed an abbreviate iteropare (Miller, 1984). The nest-building activities of the male fish, courtship behaviour and subsequent brood-care are well documented (Vestergaard, 1976).

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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 69 , Issue 3 , August 1989 , pp. 535 - 543
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1989

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