Starvation percentages in field caught Sardina pilchardus larvae off southern Portugal

Scientia Marina

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 507-516

  Chicharo M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Fish larvae; RNA DNA; Sardina pilchardus; Starvation

Indexed keywords

SARDINA PILCHARDUS;

EID: 0001249859     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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