Weight and Length in the River Lamprey
Weight and Length in the River Lamprey
复制标题
河七鳃鳗的重量和长度
作者:
L. Larsen
NORMALLY the length of vertebrates (including fish1,2) does not become reduced even during prolonged fasting. This rule does not apply to the cyclostomes. The river lamprey,Lampetra fluviatilis(L.) Gray, is known to undergo a considerable shortening (up to 27 per cent3,4) during the months between its migration from the sea to the rivers in autumn and the spawning and ensuing death in spring. In this period the animals do not eat, and their gut is reduced.