• Timecourse of oocyte development in saithe Pollachius virens 

      Skjæraasen, Jon Egil; Devine, Jennifer Ann; Godiksen, Jane Aanestad; Fonn, Merete; Otterå, Håkon Magne; Kjesbu, Olav Sigurd; Norberg, Birgitta; Langangen, Øystein; Karlsen, Ørjan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Wild caught North Sea saithe Pollachius virens were monitored for growth, sex steroid profiles and oocyte development pre-spawning and measured for egg size and group fecundity during the spawning season in the laboratory. ...
    • Timing and determination of potential fecundity in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) 

      Skjæraasen, Jon Egil; Nilsen, Trygve; Kjesbu, Olav Sigurd (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2005)
      Studies using annual averages of lipid storage or estimated quality of the feeding season have shown that energy reserves influence egg production in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua). However, vitellogenesis starts months ...
    • Tracking oocyte development and the timing of skipped spawning for north-east Arctic haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) 

      Tronbøl, Frida; Johannesen, Edda; Alix, Maud; dos Santos Schmidt, Thassya Christina; Charitonidou, Katerina; Folkvord, Arild; Kjesbu, Olav Sigurd (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      The present study tracked oocyte development over 9 months and noted incidences of ‘skipping’, i.e., adults terminating their upcoming reproductive cycle, in field-caught north-east Arctic (NEA) haddock (Melanogrammus ...