Journal article
Intersex Gonad Differentiation in Cultured Russian (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii) and Siberian (Acipenser baerii) Sturgeon1
Abstract
Among sturgeons, the occurrence of individuals with gonads containing both testis and ovary components is considered pathological, and such fish are described as intersex individuals or intersexes. Intersexes are observed in both wild and cultured populations of sturgeon, usually at low frequencies. In the present study, intersex Russian (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii) and Siberian (Acipenser baerii) sturgeons constituted 30% of the studied …
Authors
Rzepkowska M; Ostaszewska T; Gibala M; Roszko ML
Journal
Biology of Reproduction, Vol. 90, No. 2, pp. 31–10
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
February 1, 2014
DOI
10.1095/biolreprod.113.112813
ISSN
0006-3363