Individually identified, 2-year-old female rainbow trout were maintained for up to 51 months on a constant schedule of 6 hr light and 18 hr darkness (LD 6:18), constant temperature (8.5-9.0°C), and constant feeding rate. The fish exhibited free-running circannual rhythms of gonadal maturation and ovulation, which were self-sustaining for up to three cycles. The periodicity of the rhythm showed variation between fish and in successive cycles for the same fish, ranging from approximately 11 to 15 months.
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