Genetic variability of the Japanese eel Anguilla japonica (Temminck & Schlegel) related to latitude

Ecology of Freshwater Fish

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 45-49

  Chan, I K K ^a,d   Chan, D K O ^a   Lee, S C ^b   Tsukamoto, K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b ACADEMIA SINICA   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^d Aberdeen Fisheries Offices   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Genetic variability; Japanese eel

Indexed keywords

ANGUILLA JAPONICA; ANGUILLIFORMES; JAPONICA;

EID: 0002085040     PISSN: 09066691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0633.1997.tb00141.x     Document Type: Article

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