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Seasonal Changes in the Lipid Composition of Herring (Clupea Harengus) in Relation to Gonad Maturation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

R.J. Henderson  and
S.M. Almatar
R.J. Henderson
Affiliation:
NERC Unit of Aquatic Biochemistry, Department of Biological Science, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA, Scotland
S.M. Almatar
Affiliation:
NERC Unit of Aquatic Biochemistry, Department of Biological Science, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA, Scotland
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It is well established that the lipid content of the herring Clupea harengus from the waters around the British Isles and Ireland undergoes a marked seasonal cycle, being highest during the summer months of active feeding and lowest after a winter fast (Wood, 1958; lies & Wood, 1965; Lovern & Wood, 1937; Molloy & Cullen, 1981; Wallace, 1986). In the case of spring-spawning herring, the minimum lipid content coincides with the spawning period and the depletion of lipid over winter corresponds with the development of gonads (Lovern & Wood, 1937).

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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 69 , Issue 2 , May 1989 , pp. 323 - 334
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1989

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