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Seasonal cycles of reserves in relation to reproduction in Sebastes

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Rockfishes of the genus Sebastes: Their reproduction and early life history

Part of the book series: Developments in environmental biology of fishes ((DEBF,volume 11))

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Seasonal cycles of reserve deposition and utilization in many fishes, amphibians and reptiles alleviate temporal mismatches of energy supply and demand. Utilization of reserves can be related to maintenance during periods of reduced food supply, to reproduction, particularly during periods of poor food availability, and to migration. Published data on the seasonal cycles of reserves and reproduction in Sebastes suggest that reserves are important for maintenance during wintertime periods of low food availability. Unlike many other ectothermic vertebrates, some species of Sebastes deposit fat reserves at the same time as gametogenesis, a pattern consistent with the longevity and iteroparity evident in the genus. Other species of Sebastes have similar seasonal timing of fat cycles, but since reproduction takes place later in the year, the decline in reserves during winter coincides with the main period of reproductive activity. The significance of this is not clear. Interspecific differences in amounts of reserves may be related to geographical differences in the seasonality or abundance of food. Intraspecific variation in reserves, marked most strongly by allometry of reserves with regard to fish length, bears further study, since it may link the proces of sexual maturation and the responses of repeat spawners to variability in food supply and other environmental factors.

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Larson, R.J. (1991). Seasonal cycles of reserves in relation to reproduction in Sebastes . In: Boehlert, G.W., Yamada, J. (eds) Rockfishes of the genus Sebastes: Their reproduction and early life history. Developments in environmental biology of fishes, vol 11. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3792-8_7

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