Abstract
We studied the effects of changes in the temperature of water in which the sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus L.) females were kept on morphometrical and physiological characteristics of the ovarian follicles: size of oocytes, their polarization index, and their capacity to mature and ovulate in vitro in the presence of progesterone or purified preparation of gonadotropic hormone of the sturgeon pituitary, as well as ‘spontaneously’ in the culture medium. When the temperature was lowered from 13°C, the optimal for spawning, to 6°C, the morphometrical parameters remained unchanged, but the indices of the physiological state underwent changes. After the temperature was gradually elevated to the initial value, some indices returned fully or partially to the initial state, while others continued to change in the same direction.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
Burzawa-Gerard, E., Goncharov, B.F., Fontaine, Y.A. 1975. L’hormone gonadotrope hypophysaire d’un poisson chondrostéen, l’Esturgeon (Acipenser stellatus Pall.). 1. Purification. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 27, 289–295.
Chebanov, M.S., Karnaukhov, G.I., Galich, E.V., Chmir Yu, N. 2002. Hatchery stock enhancement and conservation of sturgeon, with an emphasis on the Azov Sea populations. J. Appl. Ichthyol. 18, 463–469.
Dettlaff, T.A., Davydova, S.I. 1974. Effect of triiodothyronine on oocyte maturation in the stellate sturgeon after the action of low temperature and reservation of females. Ontogenez 5, 454–461 (in Russian).
Dettlaff, T.A., Davydova, S.I. 1979. Differential sensitivity of cells of follicular epithelium and oocyte in the stellate sturgeon to unfavorable conditions and correcting influence of triiodothyronine. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 39, 236–243.
Dettlaff, T.A., Ginsburg, A.S., Schmalhausen, O.I. 1993. Sturgeon Fishes. Developmental Biology and Aquaculture. Springer Verlag, Berlin, 300 pp.
Finney, D.J. 1971. Probit Analysis. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 333 pp.
Gisbert, E., Williot, P. 2002. Duration of synchronous egg cleavage cycles at different temperatures in Siberian sturgeon (Acipenser baerii). J. Appl. Ichthyol. 18, 271–274.
Goncharov, B.F. 1978. The influence of the culture medium composition on the capacity of the sturgeon follicles to mature in the presence of gonadotropic hormones. In: Problems of Early Ontogenesis in Fish. T.V.Dekhnik, V.N.Zhukinsky and L.S.Oven (eds.) Naukova Dumka, Kiev, pp. 77–78 (in Russian).
Goncharov, B.F. 1993. Duration of oocyte maturation time in vitro as a criterion for selecting sturgeon spawners for breeding. In: Dettlaff, T.A. et al. (eds.), Sturgeon Fishes. Developmental Biology and Aquaculture, Appendix B. Springer Verlag, Berlin, pp. 218–219.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2009 Springer Science + Business Media B.V
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Goncharov, B.F., Skoblina, M.N., Trubnikova, O.B., Chebanov, M.S. (2009). Influence of Temperature on the Sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus L.) Ovarian Follicles State. In: Carmona, R., Domezain, A., García-Gallego, M., Hernando, J.A., Rodríguez, F., Ruiz-Rejón, M. (eds) Biology, Conservation and Sustainable Development of Sturgeons. Fish & Fisheries Series, vol 29. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8437-9_12
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8437-9_12
Publisher Name: Springer, Dordrecht
Print ISBN: 978-1-4020-8436-2
Online ISBN: 978-1-4020-8437-9
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life SciencesBiomedical and Life Sciences (R0)