Dosidicus gigas Maturity Stages adapted from M.R. Lipiński and L.G. Underhill, Sexual maturation in squid: quantum or continuum?, S. Afr. J. Mar. Sci. 15 (1995), pp. 207-223. For a written description of the stages see Lou Zeidberg and Unai Markaida’s field guide.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6T6N-4JD0X7W-1&_user=145269&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000012078&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=145269&md5=8f167dc1dee25016a459887e6ecf315ahttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6T6N-4JD0X7W-1&_user=145269&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000012078&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=145269&md5=8f167dc1dee25016a459887e6ecf315afield_work_files/MarkaidaZeidbergDgMaturity.pdfshapeimage_3_link_0shapeimage_3_link_1shapeimage_3_link_2

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Are you a researcher? Have you seen D. gigas at your study sites? Help us out by giving us samples! Look at our squid Sampling Guide (pdf). We use these samples to asses reproductive maturity, diet and genetics.field_work_files/BoothDgSamplingGuide.pdfshapeimage_8_link_0

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