Anchovy early life history and its relation to its surrounding environment in the western Mediterranean basin

Scientia Marina

Volumn 60, Issue SUPPL. 2, 1996, Pages 155-166

  García, Alberto ^a   Palomera, Isabel ^b  

^a Centro Oceanográfico de Málaga   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anchovy; Eggs and larvae; Engraulis encrasicolus; Reproduction; Western Mediterranean

Indexed keywords

ANCHOA; ENGRAULIS ENCRASICOLUS;

EID: 0000794215     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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