@article{fdi:010075215, title = {{S}pawning energetics and otolith microchemistry provide insights into the stock structure of bonga shad {E}thmalosa fimbriata}, author = {{D}oring, {J}. and {W}agner, {C}. and {T}iedemann, {M}. and {B}rehmer, {P}atrice and {E}kau, {W}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he gross energy content of spawning batches and the microchemistry of sagittal otoliths in individual female bonga shad {E}thmalosa fimbriata were compared between contrasting sampling sites at the {S}enegalese southern coast and inside the hypersaline {S}ine {S}aloum {E}stuary. {R}esults show that females spawning in the estuary's middle reaches invested almost three times more energy into reproduction (115 +/- 65 {J} g(-1) body mass) than their neritic counterparts (39 +/- 34 {J} g(-1) body mass). {A}lso, female otolith levels of {B}a:{C}a, {S}r:{C}a and {Z}n:{C}a either differed significantly between study sites or could be linked to heterogeneous environmental variables. {A} quadratic discriminant function analysis provided evidence of segregated spawning populations of {E}. fimbriata in southern {S}enegalese waters.}, keywords = {{C}lupeidae ; inverse estuary ; oocyte ; reproductive investment ; {S}enegal ; stock discrimination ; spawning components ; {SENEGAL}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{J}ournal of {F}ish {B}iology}, volume = {94}, numero = {2}, pages = {241--250}, ISSN = {0022-1112}, year = {2019}, DOI = {10.1111/jfb.13881}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010075215}, }