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Gametogenic cycle and population structure of Nereis (Hediste) diversicolor and Nereis (Nereis) pelagica from north-east England

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

P. J. W. Olive  and
P. R. G. Garwood
P. J. W. Olive
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Newcastle upon Tyneand Dove Marine Laboratory, Cullercoats, North Shields, Tyne and Wear
P. R. G. Garwood
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Newcastle upon Tyneand Dove Marine Laboratory, Cullercoats, North Shields, Tyne and Wear
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The development of the oocytes of Nereis (Hediste) diversicolor and Nereis (Nereis) pelagica takes up to 18 months from their first appearance in the coelom to maturity, and in the natural conditions experienced by the population studied in north-east England the females are in their second year before the oocytes begin to appear. The duration of spermatogenesis is less than that of oogenesis, taking up to 6 months for completion. This information permits a more rigorous interpretation of the size frequency data which have been obtained from a biometrical study of the jaws. In the populations of both species the majority of individuals seem to reach maturity when 3 years old.

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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 61 , Issue 1 , February 1981 , pp. 193 - 213
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1981

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