Weight/diameter, weight/height and height/diameter morphometric relationships were calculated for a shallow rocky Paracentrotus lividus population sampled monthly near Alghero (Italy) from November 2004 to October 2005. Gonad index (GI) of the sea urchins was also evaluated. Statistical analyses showed significant differences of GI between 2 distinct periods of the year: late fall-winter and spring-late summer.
Morphometric relationships and annual gonad index of the edible sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus from North western Sardinia / Pais, Antonio; Chessa, La; Serra, S; Meloni, G; Ruiu, A; Manunza, Bruno Mario Luigi. - In: BIOLOGIA MARINA MEDITERRANEA. - ISSN 1123-4245. - 13:2(2006), pp. 202-203.
Morphometric relationships and annual gonad index of the edible sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus from North western Sardinia
PAIS, Antonio;MANUNZA, Bruno Mario Luigi
2006-01-01
Abstract
Weight/diameter, weight/height and height/diameter morphometric relationships were calculated for a shallow rocky Paracentrotus lividus population sampled monthly near Alghero (Italy) from November 2004 to October 2005. Gonad index (GI) of the sea urchins was also evaluated. Statistical analyses showed significant differences of GI between 2 distinct periods of the year: late fall-winter and spring-late summer.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
