Reproductive Cycle of Sea Urchin Paracentrotus lividus (Lamarck, 1816) from the South Coast of Morocco: Histology, Gonads Index, and Size at First Sexual Maturity
Hanan Ouchene, Hanane Boutgayout, Jamila Hermas, Abdelbasset Benbani, Jaouad Abou Oualid, Hassan Elouizgani
Topics & Concepts
Paracentrotus lividusGonadBiologySexual maturitySea urchinReproductionGonadosomatic IndexDevelopment of the gonadsReproductive biologyZoologyMaturity (psychological)Reproductive cyclephotoperiodismSpermatophoreEcologyFisheryAnatomyPopulationBotanyFecundityDemographyMatingEmbryoEmbryogenesisDevelopmental psychologyPsychologySociologyMarine and coastal plant biologyEchinoderm biology and ecologyMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies