Objective Precocious puberty in farmed fish is a major constraint to aquacultural production efficiency. Currently, production losses in salmonid and sea bass industries are estimated to exceed 30 million Europe. An array of genetic, environmental, nutritional, hormonal and developmental factors influences puberty, but the exact determinants remain unclear. Artificial light, nutrition and genetic background can affect timing of puberty.The main innovative aspect of the present study is to combine the possibilities provided by these determinants to generate groups with large differences in timing of puberty. These groups then serve to identify key components of the brain-pituitary-gonad (BPG) axis, i.e. reproductive hormones and their receptors, which control puberty.ObjectivesControlling photopenod can be an effective way to prevent early sexual maturation. Fields of science medical and health scienceshealth sciencesnutritionsocial scienceseconomics and businesseconomicsproduction economics Programme(s) FP5-LIFE QUALITY - Specific Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Quality of life and management of living resources", 1998-2002 Topic(s) Data not available Call for proposal 3 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme Data not available Coordinator INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH Address Nordnesgaten 50 Bergen Norway See on map Links Website Opens in new window EU contribution No data Participants (7) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE France EU contribution € 0,00 Address Campus de beaulieu bat.13 Rennes See on map Other funding No data CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS Spain EU contribution € 0,00 Address Ribera de cabanes Torre de la sal (castellón) See on map Other funding No data INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE CENTRE DE RECHERCHE DE RENNES France EU contribution € 0,00 Address Campus de beaulieu bâtiment 16 Rennes See on map Other funding No data UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN Norway EU contribution € 0,00 Address Hib, thormøhlens gate, 55 high technology center Bergen See on map Other funding No data UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING United Kingdom EU contribution € 0,00 Address Airthrey road Stirling See on map Links Website Opens in new window Other funding No data UNIVERSITY OF UTRECHT Netherlands EU contribution € 0,00 Address Padualaan 8 Utrecht See on map Other funding No data UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES I France EU contribution € 0,00 Address Campus de beaulieu av. du général leclerc 263 Rennes See on map Other funding No data
