Academic literature on the topic 'Absolute fecundity'

Cited and archive data on fecundity of 31 flatfish species are generalized for the North Pacific. General characterization of the fecundity is presented and correlation between absolute individual fecundity of the females and their body length or age is analyzed and formalized in equation form. Spatial variability of fecundity is described for different species: pacific halibut and starry flounder have the highest absolute fecundity in the eastern Bering Sea and Okhotsk Sea, greenland halibut, yellowfin sole, alaska plaice, sakhalin flounder, longhead dab, and flathead sole - in the Okhotsk Sea, northern rock sole - in the waters at East and West Kamchatka. kamchatka flounder - in the Bering Sea, arrowtooth flounder - in the Pacific waters at North America. So, the Okhotsk Sea is the area where the absolute fecundity of majority wide-spread flatfish species can reach the maximal level. However, the maximal fecundity of longsnouted flounder is higher in the Japan Sea than in the Okhotsk Sea.

Comparative analysis is made for absolute, species-specific and total fecundity of 31 flatfish species in the North Pacific from North America to the Japan Sea. Normally the individuals of larger size have higher fecundity. Similarity between the species by fecundity dynamics in dependence on body length and age is evaluated. Significance of the absolute fecundity for abundance or distribution of the species is discussed. Generally, the species with medium or high fecundity are more abundant than those with low number of eggs. The widest distribution is intrinsic for flatfish species with medium length of the early pelagic stage of their life.

Fecundity estimation has obvious significance in aquaculture, since the size of brood stock, amount of rearing facilities and necessity of other equipment’s are dependent on fecundity. The study has been conducted on fecundity estimation of Indian potasi, Neotropius atherinoides, based on 202 females collected from the Kangsha River flowing through Netrokona district during the period from January to June 2013. The standard length (SL) range of female were 47-66, 50-64, 57-68, 50-66, 56-66 and 60-76 mm and range of body weight were 1.07-3.56, 1.23-3.35, 2.36-3.81, 1.69-4.31, 2.33-5.59 and 3.18-5.14 g in January, February, March, April, May and June, respectively. The mean Gonado somatic indices (GSI) were very low from January to March but these were abruptly high during subsequent three months. Based on mean GSI the spawning season of this species was assumed from April to June over the study period. Scatter plot of standard length with corresponding GSI revealed that the minimum length of mature female was 50 mm SL. Egg diameter frequency distribution of a mature ovary showed almost only one major mode of egg size suggested that the fish is a single spawner, and summation of eggs in that mode was regarded as the fecundity of a female Indian potasi. The regression equation of the relationship between standard length and fecundity was as, Fecundity = 0.0017 SL 3.55. The relative fecundity and the absolute fecundity of a fish having SL of 62 mm was 1477 per g and 3921, respectively based on F-SL relationship. The relationship between body weight and fecundity was as, Fecundity = 1371.3 BW-650.8. The absolute fecundity of a fish having BW of 3.51 g was 4162 respectively based F-BW relationship. The relationship between ovary weight and fecundity was as, Fecundity = 6244.3 OW + 967.52. The absolute fecundity of a fish having ovary weight of 3.51 g was 7211 based F-OW relationship. The correlation coefficient of all above analyses were very high (>0.755) attributing that standard length, body weight and gonad weight were highly positively correlated with fecundity of Indian Potasi, Neotropius atherinoides. Res. Agric., Livest. Fish.6(3): 421-429, December 2019

In this study, this was the aimed to determine the reproduction and hatching yields in different weight groups in hatchery origin rootstocks (F3) Black Sea trout (Salmo trutta labrax Pallas, 1814). In this study, the female fishes which produced from natural rootstock were used average weight 1437±134.6 g (Group I) 2737±210.2 g (Group II) and 3785±162.3 g (Group III). After the stripping process; according to the groups, were determined respectively eggs absolute fecundity (number of eggs/broodfish) is average 2353±205, 5361±506, 6603±491, relative fecundity (number of eggs/kg)) is average1687±166, 1968±194, 1744±114. The egg diameter (mm) 4.89±0.16, 5.28±0.07, 5.31±0.06 egg weight (mg) 77±6, 90±4, 96±3 groups I., II. and III. respectively was calculated. The fertilization ratio (%) 95.49±1.23, 96.49±1.14, 98.39±0.52, browse rate (%) 79.97±5.36, 84.20±5.23, 94.70±1.50, has been identified. The output rate (%) 60.57±7.86, 67.66±6.42, 84.83±3.09, the hatchery efficiency (%) 58.14±7.95, 69.77±6.25, 83.51±3.29 was found. relative fecundity average value 168±160, 1968±194, 1744±114.The existence of relationship among the weight of the brood-stock, absolute fecundity (0.0198, 0.0012, 0.3499), and relative egg fecundity (0.3415, 0.0494, 0.00) was tested by regression analysis and consequently the difference between groups were significant. This was determined that between fish weight and absolute fecundity relationship is weak directly proportional for each group, between fish weight and relative fecundity is weak inversely proportional in Group I and II, the Group III is weak for directly proportional.

Older spawning fish were often observed to contribute more recruits to harvested stocks than younger fish. However, effects of spawning stock age structure on recruitment were not universally detected. We tested effects of age-dependent absolute fecundity, age-dependent relative fecundity, and age-related maternal effects on recruitment by Lake Erie yellow perch (Perca flavescens). No effects of age-dependent absolute fecundity and age-dependent relative fecundity, nor positive age-related maternal effects, were detected at multidecadal or finer temporal scales of analysis, between 1975 and 2013. Instead, we found evidence of negative age-related maternal effects, of spatially and temporally varying strength; older cohorts in the spawning stock were sometimes associated with lower offspring survival. Such counterintuitive results imply that biotic and abiotic factors, such as interspecific predation, during larval and juvenile life stages might strongly affect recruitment of Lake Erie yellow perch.

The roach, Rutilus rutilus, is a Cyprinid which is widely distributed throughout freshwater systems in Europe. It is one of the most abundant and important commercial fish species in Greece. Age, growth, reproduction and fecundity of roach were studied in Lake Volvi from 1997-1998 females had higher growth in length (L∞=277.18 mm, k=0.097) than adult males (L∞=185.60 mm, k=0.148). All males older than one year and larger than 70 mm, and all females older than two years and larger than 80 mm were sexually mature. The breeding period spanned from the end of March till mid April. Fecundity ranged from 2,036 to 31,653 eggs (mean 8,102 eggs) and relative fecundity from 76.06 to 333.94 eggs/g (mean 186.78 eggs/g). Diameter of eggs were 1.3 ± 0.07 mm and weighted 0.0011 ± 0.0002 g . The weight of eggs were independent of length and age of individuals (P>0.05), however, there was a significant relationship between weight and egg diameter (P<0.05). Absolute fecundity depended on length, weight and age of the females. The relationship between absolute fecundity and length were less obvious in the case of relative fecundity and egg size. Estimated growth was at the lower end when compared with other studies conducted elsewhere.

The reproductive period and its relation with somatic and abiotic factors, the relative and absolute fecundity, spawning type, length of first maturation and sex ratio is describe for Gymnotus aff.carapo from a small lake at Itapuã State Park, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Gymnotus aff. carapo presents a relatively long reproductive cycle extending from November/2003 to March/2004. Decreases in water conductivity and increases in dissolved oxygen are correlated with increased gonadal development in males. In females, seasonal increases in temperature and photoperiod and decreases in dissolved oxygen are correlated with increased gonadal development. The mean absolute fecundity was 915.3 oocytes, and mean relative fecundity 0.20 oocytes/mg body weight. Egg size distributions indicate multiple spawning. The size of first maturation was 141 mm in females and 146 mm in males. The sex ratio was 1:1, with a male bias only in smaller size classes.

This study was carried out, monthly, in the Saros Bay (Northern Aegean Sea, Turkey) between January 2015 and December 2015. The gonadosomatic index (GSI) and absolute fecundity (Fa) of the blotched picarel (Spicara maena) were analyzed . The present study contributes to the reproductive biology of S. maena by reporting the first data about the fecundity of the species for the Aegean Sea

Different reproductive aspects such as sexual maturity, spawning, gonadosomatic index, fecundity, and histological changes in gonads of captive reared Sperata aor were investigated for a period of one year. Male and female fish were identified by based on morphological characteristics. The spawning season was found to be extended from May-August. Gonadosomatic index reaches maximum in August and lowest in September. Absolute fecundity varied from 59255 to 70586 with an average value of 64920. Absolute fecundity had been reported to be increased with total length, body weight. Histological study of ovary of S. aor indicated the presence of four developmental stages viz, early perinucleolar s oocytes, late perinucleolar oocytes, yolk vesicle stage and yolk granular stage. Findings reveal that, S. aor has group asynchronous manner of ovarian growth and used to spawn numerous times in a year under favorable environmental conditions. The testes histology represents the presence of spermatocyte, spermatid, and spermatozoa. This species builds nests during breeding season and fries are found within the nests.

Investigation of fecundity and gonado somatic index (GSI) of Rastrelliger kanagurta were carried out from March 2011 to February 2012. Fecundity was determined at different length, weight and ovary ranges of different individual fishes. Study revealed that at 5% significant level significant average absolute fecundity was found to be 1,08,266 and relative fecundity ranged from 407 to 1499. The number of ova generally increased with increase in length and weight. However, variations in fecundity with respect to length and weight were also noticed. The gonado-somatic index (GSI) was calculated for each individual fish (592 numbers) and was averaged for each month. The average GSI values were plotted against each month to analysed monthly variations. GSI showed wide variations between sex and it was highest for both males and females during the month of April and September, showing occurrence of more ripe individuals. Analysis of regression showed that there were significant relationship between the fecundity with the fish length, body weight and ovary weight.

O presente estudo teve como objetivo avaliar a desova induzida hormonalmente e a qualidade dos ovos do ariacÃ, Lutjanus synagris. Foram avaliadas as fecundidades absoluta e relativa, o diÃmetro dos ovos e de suas respectivas gotÃculas de Ãleo, a porcentagem de ovos flutuantes, a taxa de fecundaÃÃo, a taxa de eclosÃo e sobrevivÃncia das larvas apÃs consumo da reserva vitelÃnica. O estudo foi desenvolvido no Centro de Estudos Ambientais Costeiros (CEAC) do Instituto de CiÃncias do Mar (LABOMAR) da Universidade Federal do Cearà (UFC). IndivÃduos juvenis foram capturados na natureza por meio de pesca com anzol, levados ao laboratÃrio e mantidos sob quarentena. Para finalizar o processo de maturaÃÃo gonadal os indivÃduos foram transferidos para o sistema interno, mantidos sob fotoperÃodo de 14 horas de claro e alimentados alternadamente com sardinha, camarÃo e lula. ApÃs a verificaÃÃo da maturaÃÃo gonadal foi iniciado o perÃodo de induÃÃo hormonal. Os animais foram capturados, anestesiados, medidos e pesados. O critÃrio de maturidade utilizado foi liberaÃÃo de sÃmen para os machos e diÃmetro mÃdio dos ovÃcitos maior que 400 μm para as fÃmeas. As induÃÃes ocorreram entre os meses de novembro de 2009 e marÃo de 2010 com injeÃÃes de gonadotrofina coriÃnica humana (hCG) na base da nadadeira peitoral. Foram utilizadas doses de 1.500 UI kg-1 e avaliados dois protocolos. No Protocolo 50/50 foram aplicadas duas injeÃÃes contendo 50% da dose total e no Protocolo 70/30 a primeira dose foi de 70% e a segunda de 30% da dose total. A segunda injeÃÃo foi aplicada 24 horas apÃs a primeira. Os machos receberam dose Ãnica de 750 UI de hCG kg-1 no momento da segunda injeÃÃo na fÃmea. A proporÃÃo sexual (fÃmea:macho) utilizada foi de 1:2. A porcentagem de ovos flutuantes apresentou diferenÃa significativa com valores mÃdios de 78,18  39,71% e 33,68  41,02% para os Protocolos 50/50 e 70/30, respectivamente. NÃo foi observada diferenÃa significativa para nenhum dos demais parÃmetros avaliados. Os valores mÃdios para fecundidade relativa foram de 306.815,10  135.218,18 Ãvulos kg-1 (Protocolo 50/50) 404.511,27  261.545,16 Ãvulos kg-1 (Protocolo 70/30). A fertilizaÃÃo dos ovos flutuantes variou entre 92 e 100% com diÃmetro mÃdio de 726,0  16,89 μm a 795,0  19,43 μm e da gotÃcula de Ãleo de 122,5  8,07 μm a 141,5  11,89 μm. A eclosÃo ocorreu em 16 horas sob temperatura mÃdia de 29,3  0,9oC. Ovos com mÃltiplas gotÃculas de Ãleo apresentaram eclosÃo e sobrevivÃncia similares Ãqueles com uma gotÃcula. O ariacà se mostrou uma espÃcie que se adapta bem ao cativeiro respondendo positivamente ao manejo e à induÃÃo hormonal. Os resultados positivos mostram que o hCG à eficaz na reproduÃÃo induzida desta espÃcie, contudo a variabilidade dos dados encontrados no presente estudo revela que a tÃcnica precisa ser aprimorada
The aim of this study was to evaluate the hormone induced spawn and egg quality of lane snapper, Lutjanus synagris. The absolute fecundity, relative fecundity, egg and oil globule diameter, percentage of floating eggs, percentage of fertilization, hatching rate and larval survival up to yolk consumption were assessed. The study was conducted at Centro de Estudos Ambientais Costeiros (CEAC) from Instituto de CiÃncias do Mar (LABOMAR) from the Universidade Federal do Cearà (UFC). Wild juveniles were captured by hook, took to the laboratory and held in a quarantine system. Fishes were transferred to the internal system to complete gonadal maturation under a 14h-light photoperiod and fed fish, shrimp and squid. After gonadal maturation, induced spawn period was started. Individuals were captured, anesthetized and measured. Maturity criteria were running milt for males and mean oocyte diameter greater than 400 μm for females. Induced spawns were attempted in the period between November 2009 and March 2010, by using human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) injections at the base of the pectoral fin. Total doses of 1.500 IU kg-1 were used and two experimental protocols were evaluated. In the Protocol 50/50, injections of hCG were given in two doses of 50% of total dose while in the Protocol 70/30, the first dose was 70% and the second was 30% total dose. The second injection was given after 24 hours. Males received only one injection of 750 IU kg-1, at the time of the second injection to females. The sex ratio (female:male) was 1:2. The percentage of floating eggs was significantly different, with mean values of 78.18  39.71% and 33.68  41.02% for Protocols 50/50 and 70/30, respectively. There were no significant differences in any other evaluated parameters. The mean values of relative fecundity were 306,815.10  135,218.18 egg kg-1 (Protocol 50/50) and 404,511.27  261,545.16 egg kg-1 (Protocol 70/30). The percentage of fertilization in floating eggs ranged from 92 to 100% with mean egg diameters from 726.0  16.89 μm to 795.0  19.43 μm and oil globule diameters from 122.5  8.07 μm to 141.5  11.89 μm in Protocols 50/50 and 70/30. Hatching occurred 16 hours after spawning at mean temperature of 29.3  0.9oC. Spawns with eggs having multiple oil globules had a similar hatching rate and larval survival than those with simple oil globule. Lane snapper can successfully adapt to captivity conditions and positively respond to handling and induced spawn. The positive results show that hCG induced spawn is feasible, however the variability of the found data in the present study reveals that this technique needs to be improved

<em>Abstract.</em>—This paper reviews the literature on the reproduction of grenadiers in the Mediterranean Sea providing the first data on fecundity and oocyte dynamics for saddled grenadier <em>Coelorinchus coelorhincus, </em>glasshead grenadier <em>Hymenocephalus italicus, </em>and bluntsnout grenadier <em>Nezumia sclerorhynchus</em>. The studies on the reproduction of grenadiers in the Mediterranean indicate that <em>C. coelorhincus</em>, <em>H. italicus </em>and <em>N. aequalis </em>reproduce asynchronously throughout the year but perhaps more actively in some seasons. Aseasonal continuous spawning can only be assumed for <em>N. sclerorhynchus </em>while <em>Trachyrinchus scabrus </em>seems to be the only studied species with an annual cycle and spawning during winter. Seasonal reproduction during autumn-winter has been suggested for <em>Coelorinchus mediterraneus</em>. Nothing is known for the two lower slope-dwelling Mediterranean macrourids <em>Coryphaenoides guentheri </em>and <em>Coryphaenoides mediterraneus. </em>Immature, maturing, mature and running ripe females of <em>C. coelorhincus, H. italicus </em>and <em>N. sclerorhynchus </em>were collected during June and October 2005 in the northwestern Ionian Sea (eastern-central Mediterranean). From running ripe ovaries, the absolute (total number of eggs > 0.1 mm) and functional fecundity (hydrated oocytes) were estimated. The oocyte diameter distributions showed a multimodal trend in all three species in both seasons, confirming that these grenadiers reproduce serially as multiple batch spawners. The absolute fecundity was between 1,320 and 8,897 in <em>C. coelorhincus</em>, between 275 and 1,806 in <em>H. italicus </em>and between 964 to 3,553 in <em>N. sclerorhynchus. </em>The functional fecundity ranged from 318 to 4,742 in <em>C. coelorhincus, </em>from 84 to 248 in <em>H. italicus </em>and from 258 to 1,057 in <em>N. sclerorhynchus</em>.

<em>Abstract.</em>—This paper reviews the literature on the reproduction of grenadiers in the Mediterranean Sea providing the first data on fecundity and oocyte dynamics for saddled grenadier <em>Coelorinchus coelorhincus, </em>glasshead grenadier <em>Hymenocephalus italicus, </em>and bluntsnout grenadier <em>Nezumia sclerorhynchus</em>. The studies on the reproduction of grenadiers in the Mediterranean indicate that <em>C. coelorhincus</em>, <em>H. italicus </em>and <em>N. aequalis </em>reproduce asynchronously throughout the year but perhaps more actively in some seasons. Aseasonal continuous spawning can only be assumed for <em>N. sclerorhynchus </em>while <em>Trachyrinchus scabrus </em>seems to be the only studied species with an annual cycle and spawning during winter. Seasonal reproduction during autumn-winter has been suggested for <em>Coelorinchus mediterraneus</em>. Nothing is known for the two lower slope-dwelling Mediterranean macrourids <em>Coryphaenoides guentheri </em>and <em>Coryphaenoides mediterraneus. </em>Immature, maturing, mature and running ripe females of <em>C. coelorhincus, H. italicus </em>and <em>N. sclerorhynchus </em>were collected during June and October 2005 in the northwestern Ionian Sea (eastern-central Mediterranean). From running ripe ovaries, the absolute (total number of eggs > 0.1 mm) and functional fecundity (hydrated oocytes) were estimated. The oocyte diameter distributions showed a multimodal trend in all three species in both seasons, confirming that these grenadiers reproduce serially as multiple batch spawners. The absolute fecundity was between 1,320 and 8,897 in <em>C. coelorhincus</em>, between 275 and 1,806 in <em>H. italicus </em>and between 964 to 3,553 in <em>N. sclerorhynchus. </em>The functional fecundity ranged from 318 to 4,742 in <em>C. coelorhincus, </em>from 84 to 248 in <em>H. italicus </em>and from 258 to 1,057 in <em>N. sclerorhynchus</em>.

This chapter analyzes a large swath of Plato’s Statesman (287b–311c) in order to ask, with “Plato’s Pharmacy” in the background, about the Stranger’s claim that law—and especially written law, since writing is the essence of law—is at once inferior to rule without law and yet, in a world without divine rulers, absolutely necessary for human governance. This chapter returns to many of the insights from Chapter 2 on the myth of the two ages, since what that myth demonstrated was the desirability and yet impossibility of an age in which a truly divine being rules over human beings and the concomitant necessity of trying to imitate that age through laws. Once again, we see that what is at issue in the relationship between the two ages, as well as in the relationship between a regime without law and a regime with it, are two different valences or valuations of life—the values of pure life, fecundity, spontaneity, and memory, on the one hand, and the values of death in life, forgetting in memory, and sterility in fecundity, on the other.

The number of foreigners residing in Korea exceeded 2.5 million for the first time ever. As the ratio of foreigners to the total population approaches 5%, it is evaluated that Korea has actually entered a multicultural society. It is known that among the types of foreigners staying there are many young foreigners who visit Korea for the purpose of employment. The number of marriage immigrants was 16,025, an increase of 4.3% from the previous year. Of these, 82.6% were women. Entering a multicultural society in a situation where empathy for each other is insufficient can lead to social conflict. In particular, in the COVID-19 pandemic, hostility toward foreigners is more prevalent, and hatred for strangers is increasing. This study critically analyzes these social phenomena and seeks to raise the philosophical basis for multicultural education by establishing a concept with a new perspective on the other. This paper focuses on the philosophy of Buber and Levinas. By establishing 'I and You' as a meeting, Buber presented a new relationship with others. Meanwhile, Levinas emphasized human ethics and responsibility as the absolute and infinite being of the other. According to Buber, in the world there is a relationship between 'I-You' and 'I-It', and in order to live a true life, you must establish a relationship between 'I and you'. The relationship between 'I and it' is a temporary and mechanical relationship where objects can be replaced at any time by looking at the world from an instrumental point of view. However, the relationship between 'I and You' is a relationship that faces each other personally, and the only 'I' that cannot be changed with anything and the 'You' that cannot be replaced exist in deep trust. In phenomenology of otherness, Levinas intends to describe the encounter with the something outside the subject. The concepts of possession, distinctiveness and understanding are replaced by those of approaches, proximity, care and fecundity. In Korean society, a policy that seeks to use foreigners as human resources and, especially in the case of marriage immigrant women, as a solution to a society with low birthrates along with the labor force, shows how society treats others. Therefore, multicultural education must rethink the existence and dignity of human beings through the perspective of the other as asserted in the philosophy of Buber and Levinas.