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To describe the histological changes on gonads along the reproductive cycle and to establish maturation scales, 109 groupers were histologically tested for sex determination. First maturation size was determined for females (L50=470 mm; r\u00b2=0.99). The results of calculated gonadosomatic (GSI) and hepatosomatic (HSI) indexes, showed that maturation occurred along the spring months and the spawning activity during the summer with a peak in December. Liver recovery (HSI elevation) was evident in the autumn, was the post spawning season. The relationship between length and weight was W = 9 \u00b7 10-6 \u00b7 TL3.1149 (r\u00b2=0.998; n=246).<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1590\/s1516-89132003000300009","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2005,4,18]],"date-time":"2005-04-18T10:58:33Z","timestamp":1113821913000},"page":"373-382","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":47,"title":["Reproductive biology of the dusky grouper Epinephelus marginatus (Lowe, 1834)"],"prefix":"10.1590","volume":"46","author":[{"given":"\u00c1thila Bertoncini","family":"Andrade","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Universidade do Vale do Itaja\u00ed,  Brazil"}]},{"given":"Leonardo Francisco","family":"Machado","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Universidade do Vale do Itaja\u00ed,  Brazil"}]},{"given":"Maur\u00edcio","family":"Hostim-Silva","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Universidade do Vale do Itaja\u00ed,  Brazil"}]},{"given":"Jo\u00e3o Pedro","family":"Barreiros","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Universidade dos A\u00e7ores,  Portugal"}]}],"member":"530","reference":[{"key":"ref1","first-page":"55","article-title":"Study of a sample of dusky groupers, Epinephelus marginatus (Lowe, 1834), caught in a tide pool at Lajes do Pico, Azores","author":"Azevedo J. 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