Melody
Feb 14th 2007, 04:05 AM
This study was just published yesterday. It could certainly be useful in our breeding programs...
Research: Fish Show Evidence That Visual Cues Affect Timing of Sexual Maturation (http://www.underwatertimes.com/news.php?article_id=28057493161)
'This is the first evidence that a species adjusts its rate of sexual maturation in response to visual cues. While our study focused on green swordtail fish, it seems unlikely that this attribute is limited to this one species,' said Dr Craig Walling of the University of Exeter's School of Biosciences.'
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Research: Fish Show Evidence That Visual Cues Affect Timing of Sexual Maturation (http://www.underwatertimes.com/news.php?article_id=28057493161)
'This is the first evidence that a species adjusts its rate of sexual maturation in response to visual cues. While our study focused on green swordtail fish, it seems unlikely that this attribute is limited to this one species,' said Dr Craig Walling of the University of Exeter's School of Biosciences.'
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