Citation: Bagenal, T.B. 1960 The fecundity of plaice from the south and west coasts of Ireland. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 39: 255-262
Number of Pages: 8
Volume Part: 2
Keywords: Cork, Donegal, Ecology, Fauna, Fish, Galway, Kerry, Marine, Pisces, Population, Reproductive biology, Sublittoral, Wexford
Abstract: The fecundity of plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) in catches from six localities, (Wexford, Ballycotton, Schull, Dingle, Galway and Killybegs, Ireland, is analysed. It is suggested that fecundity is an adaptive character, being highest in the poorer habitats and in regions where the dispersal of planktonic stages will be greatest.