TY - JOUR
T1 - Starvation of the herring, Clupea harengus L.
T2 - Survival and some gross biochemical changes
AU - Wilkins, N. P.
PY - 1967/11
Y1 - 1967/11
N2 - 1. 1. Spring-spawning herring were maintained in captivity without food for a period of 4 months. 2. 2. Survival was lowest in those fish in which fat reserves were lowest at commencement of the experiment. Fifty per cent of this sample were still alive after 78 days, indicating a high resistance to starvation. 3. 3. The survivors were considerably emaciated, and biochemical analyses indicated a large reduction in the proportions and amounts of organic constituents with an increase in the proportions of water and ash. 4. 4. It appears that emaciation during starvation may prove less hazardous at the population level than the effect of prolonged starvation on reproductive capacity in ensuing maturation cycles.
AB - 1. 1. Spring-spawning herring were maintained in captivity without food for a period of 4 months. 2. 2. Survival was lowest in those fish in which fat reserves were lowest at commencement of the experiment. Fifty per cent of this sample were still alive after 78 days, indicating a high resistance to starvation. 3. 3. The survivors were considerably emaciated, and biochemical analyses indicated a large reduction in the proportions and amounts of organic constituents with an increase in the proportions of water and ash. 4. 4. It appears that emaciation during starvation may prove less hazardous at the population level than the effect of prolonged starvation on reproductive capacity in ensuing maturation cycles.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/0014153039
U2 - 10.1016/0010-406X(67)90402-1
DO - 10.1016/0010-406X(67)90402-1
M3 - Article
C2 - 6080509
AN - SCOPUS:0014153039
SN - 0010-406X
VL - 23
SP - 503
EP - 518
JO - Comparative Biochemistry And Physiology
JF - Comparative Biochemistry And Physiology
IS - 2
ER -