Essays about: "egg buoyancy"

Found 1 essay containing the words egg buoyancy.

  1. 1. EGG BUOYANCY AND SURVIVAL PROBABILITIES OF BALTIC FLOUNDER (PLATICHTHYS FLESUS) : DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SPAWNING AREAS AND INTER-ANNUAL VARIATION IN CONDITIONS FOR REPRODUCTION

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Sofia Nyberg; [2015]
    Keywords : Baltic Sea; egg buoyancy; flounder; Platichthys flesus; reproduction; salinity; egg specific gravity;

    Abstract : The reproductive success for pelagic spawning Baltic flounders is strongly linked to the hydrodynamics in the spawning areas. Egg survival is dependent upon the ability to achieve neutral buoyancy at a depth interval where temperature and oxygen concentrations are favourable for egg development. READ MORE