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helped us obtain samples. We especially thank Sonny 

 Williams for his extraordinary help with daily gillnet 

 samples. Histology slides were prepared by Juanita 

 Walker (VIMS). Beverly Macewicz and John Hunter 

 (NMFS, Southwest Fisheries Science Center) helped 

 with histological evaluation of oocyte atresia, identi- 

 fication of postovulatory follicles, and with discus- 

 sions about reproductive strategies in multiple 

 spawning fishes. Louis Daniel, Ronald Hardy, Jack 

 Musick, Mark Patterson, and two anonymous review- 

 ers made helpful suggestions to improve the manu- 

 script. Financial support was provided by the Col- 

 lege of William and Mary, Virginia Institute of Ma- 

 rine Science, and by a Wallop/Breaux Program Grant 

 for Sport Fish Restoration from the U.S. Fish and 

 Wildlife Service through the Virginia Marine Re- 

 sources Commission, Project No. F-88-R3. Luiz R. 

 Barbieri was partially supported by a scholarship 

 from CNPq, Ministry of Science and Technology, Bra- 

 zil (Process No. 20358 1/86-OC). 



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