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. 2023 Aug 8;14:1207542. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1207542

TABLE 3.

Reproductive success of 18 wild females European eels after 17α,20β-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one (DHP) or progesterone (P) injection.

Tag Injection Nb. BWI1 BWI2 BGI1 BGI2 t(h) Floating eggs (%) Larvae nr. Survival Fate
2A9B DHP 7 119 123 0.24 0.26 12 44 100 7 Gave larvae
3322 DHP 9 124 128 0.24 0.26 10.5 22 100 2 Gave larvae
4249 DHP 8 126 0.25 12.5 18 50 1 Gave larvae
4AF0 DHP 10 129 0.23 11 56 100 5 Gave larvae
CFC9 DHP 8 117 122 0.23 0.25 13 80 20,000 20 Gave larvae
D3F5 DHP 8 115 129 0.23 0.25 13.25 66 100 4 Gave larvae
DC03 DHP 9 122 132 0.22 0.25 11 92 500 12 Gave larvae
63E1 DHP 8 124 125 0.27 0.28 Died after DHP
D8FD DHP 10 111 118 0.25 0.26 Died after DHP
242B P 12 123 133 0.25 0.27 11 88 200 6 Gave larvae
32CC P 8 124 131 0.26 0.26 12 92 30,000 21 Gave larvae
5308 P 8 125 132 0.23 0.25 11 68 300 2 Gave larvae
568F P 8 127 0.29 11.25 87 45,000 6 Gave larvae
CFA5 P 11 111 118 0.23 0.24 14 23 20 2 Gave larvae
D732 P 9 118 125 0.23 0.25 11.25 83 1,000 6 Gave larvae
2109 P 9 114 117 0.24 0.26 17 1 No embryos
3E9A P 8 119 120 0.26 0.27 Died after P
BDF3 P 9 112 111 0.25 0.24 Died after P

Tag: code of the female, Injection: type of injection that the female received, Nb: number of weekly injections to reach maturation, BWI1: body weight index (BWI) at booster moment, BWI2: BWI at DHP/P injection, BGI1: body girth index (BGI) at booster moment, BGI2: BGI at DHP/P injection, t(h): hours after DHP/P injection, floaters: percentage of floating eggs 1 h after fertilization, Larvae nr.: number of larvae that hatched, Survival: number of days that the larvae survived after hatching.