| one publication added to basket [135161] | A density-gradient column for determining the specific gravity of fish eggs, with particular reference to eggs of the mackerel Scomber scombrus
Coombs, S.H. (1981). A density-gradient column for determining the specific gravity of fish eggs, with particular reference to eggs of the mackerel Scomber scombrus. Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 63(1): 101-106. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00394667
In: Marine Biology: International Journal on Life in Oceans and Coastal Waters. Springer: Heidelberg; Berlin. ISSN 0025-3162; e-ISSN 1432-1793, more
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| Keywords |
Bulk specific gravity > Relative density > Specific gravity
Cells > Sexual cells > Eggs > Fish eggs
Methodology
Scomber scombrus Linnaeus, 1758 [WoRMS]
Marine/Coastal |
| Abstract |
A new method is described for determining the specific gravity of fish eggs. The technique requires the preparation of a stable column of a continuously graded solution of sea-water salts such that a specimen introduced into the column settles at a level of known specific gravity, where it is in hydrostatic equilibrium with the fluid in the column. The method allows the simultaneous measurement of specific gravity of a number of specimens continuously throughout development and is suitable for use aboard a vessel at sea. Differences of specific gravity may be resolved to a precision of better than 4x10-5; as an example of use of the method, the specific gravity of eggs of the mackerel Scomber scombrus L. declined during development within the range 1.0205 to 1.0245; unfertilized eggs displayed a continuous increase of specific gravity. |
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