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6.0 References ...................................................................................................... 257.0 Appendices ...................................................................................................... 27List <strong>of</strong> plates..................................................................................see insert bookletList <strong>of</strong> tablesTable 1: Number <strong>of</strong> fresh <strong>and</strong> frozen samples <strong>of</strong> S. commersonovaries obtained from each region between 1988 <strong>and</strong> 2000. ............................ 5Table 2: Descriptions used to categorise post-ovulatory follicles inS. commerson ovaries according to relative age................................................. 9Table 3: Definitions <strong>and</strong> criteria used to categorise S. commerson ovariesaccording to the amount <strong>of</strong> oocyte atresia. ........................................................ 9Table 4: Results <strong>of</strong> t-tests for dependent samples to compare thecircumferences <strong>of</strong> 25 <strong>of</strong> the most mature stage oocytes within threelocations <strong>of</strong> one ovarian lobe. ............................................................................ 10Table 5: Results <strong>of</strong> t-tests for dependent samples to compare thecircumferences <strong>of</strong> 25 <strong>of</strong> the most mature stage oocytes within themid-region <strong>of</strong> each ovarian lobe......................................................................... 11Table 6: Results <strong>of</strong> t-tests for dependent samples to compare estimates <strong>of</strong>batch fecundity for S. commerson ovaries. ........................................................ 11Table 7: Microscopic <strong>staging</strong> system used in the histological analysis <strong>of</strong>S. commerson <strong>gonad</strong>s. ........................................................................................ 14Table 8: Simplified macroscopic <strong>staging</strong> <strong>systems</strong> for S. commerson <strong>gonad</strong>s. .. 19List <strong>of</strong> figuresFigure 1: Sampling locations used in the study <strong>of</strong> S. commerson biology. ...... 5Figure 2: Comparison <strong>of</strong> fresh <strong>and</strong> formalin preserved ovary weights <strong>of</strong>S. commerson. .................................................................................................... 13Figure 3: Comparison <strong>of</strong> fresh <strong>and</strong> frozen ovary weights <strong>of</strong> S. commerson. .... 13Figure 4: Developmental <strong>and</strong> maturation cycle <strong>of</strong> S. commerson ovariesshowing the relative reproductive status <strong>of</strong> each ovarian stage through time. .. 16Figure 5: Proportion <strong>of</strong> S. commerson ovaries that were given the samemacroscopic <strong>and</strong> histological stage. .................................................................. 20Figure 6: Macroscopic stage composition <strong>of</strong> each histological stage forS. commerson ovaries collected between July <strong>and</strong> December 2000. ................ 21Figure 7: Proportion <strong>of</strong> S. commerson ovaries that were given the samemacroscopic <strong>and</strong> histological stage using the simplified <strong>staging</strong> system. ........ 21Figure 8: Macroscopic stage composition <strong>of</strong> each histological stage forS. commerson ovaries collected between July <strong>and</strong> December 2000. ................ 22ii
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