Observations on the reproductive biology of the octopod Eledone gaucha Haimovici, 1988, in southern Brazil

Submitted by Michele Fernanda (michele_fernandas@hotmail.com) on 2012-07-24T05:33:06Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Observations on the reproductive biology of the octopod Eledone gaucha Haimovici, 1988 in Southern Brazil.pdf: 794661 bytes, checksum: e47b6a8d608dbca451d886230bcef61a (MD5)Approved for entry into archive by Sabrina Andrade(sabrinabeatriz@ibest.com.br) on 2012-12-07T17:58:14Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Observations on the reproductive biology of the octopod Eledone gaucha Haimovici, 1988 in Southern Brazil.pdf: 794661 bytes, checksum: e47b6a8d608dbca451d886230bcef61a (MD5)Made available in DSpace on 2012-12-07T17:58:14Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Observations on the reproductive biology of the octopod Eledone gaucha Haimovici, 1988 in Southern Brazil.pdf: 794661 bytes, checksum: e47b6a8d608dbca451d886230bcef61a (MD5) Previous issue date: 1997Maturation, fecundity and reproductive cycle of the octopod Eledone gaucha Haimovici, 1988, were studied based on preserved samples collected during groundfish surveys conducted off southern Brazil, The patterns of sexual maturation of males and females and low fecundity were similar to the congeneric and sympatric E. massyae Voss, 1964. It is suggested that E. gaucha does not exhibit a marked seasonal reproductive cycle and more than one breeding group overlap on the continental shelf