The location of spawning grounds, spawning and schooling behaviour of the squid Loligo vulgaris reynaudii (Cephalopoda:Myopsida) off the eastern cape coast, South Africa

The location of spawning grounds of the squid was investigated in the years 1988-90. The substrate chosen for egg laying was mostly fine sand or flat reef. Squid migrate in discrete schools separated by sex in the vicinity of the spawning sites. A general classification of squid aggregations was mad...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Marine biology 1992-09, Vol.114 (1), p.97-107
Hauptverfasser:	SAUER, W. H. H, SMALE, M. J, LIPINSKI, M. R
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal and plant ecology Animal migration Animal reproduction Animal, plant and microbial ecology Animals Autoecology Biological and medical sciences Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Loligo vulgaris Loligo vulgaris reynaudii Marine Marine biology Mollusks Protozoa. Invertebrata Schools Spawning Spawning behavior Spawning grounds
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Zusammenfassung:	The location of spawning grounds of the squid was investigated in the years 1988-90. The substrate chosen for egg laying was mostly fine sand or flat reef. Squid migrate in discrete schools separated by sex in the vicinity of the spawning sites. A general classification of squid aggregations was made from these data.
ISSN:	0025-3162 1432-1793
DOI:	10.1007/BF00350859