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Paper

Year:	2014
Author(s):	A. Alonso-Fernández, J. Alós, M. Palmer
Title:	Variability in reproductive traits in the sex-changing fish, Coris julis, in the Mediterranean
Journal:	MEDITERRANEAN MARINE SCIENCE
ISSN:	1108-393X
JCR Impact Factor:	1.505
Volume:	15
Issue No.:	1
Pages:	106-114
D.O.I.:	10.12681/mms.455
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Abstract:	The quantity and quality of propagules, i.e. reproductive output, play a key role in the dynamics of exploited populations, with particular implications for sex-changing fish. Here, we studied for the first time the effects of maternal traits on the reproductive output of the Mediterranean rainbow wrasse Coris julis, a sequential hermaphroditic fish widely distributed in temperate marine coastal regions. The quantity of the reproductive output (batch fecundity) was significantly related to maternal size, which is of special interest in a species submitted to size-selective harvesting (recreational angling). However, egg quality (egg size) was not significantly related to any maternal factor and the spawning fraction was related to a seasonal pattern only. These results should contribute to improving estimations of the annual reproductive output and the stock assessment of this species. Certain implications for management are discussed.