Stereological assessment of the reproductive status of female atlantic northern bluefin tuna during migration to mediterranean spawning grounds through the Strait of Gibraltar

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 203-217

  Medina, A ^a   Abascal, F J ^a   Megina, C ^a   Garcia, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^b Instituto Español de Oceanografía   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atresia; Oocytes; Ovarian maturation; Postovulatory follicles; Stereology; Thunnus thynnus; Vitellogenesis

Indexed keywords

SCOMBRIDAE; THUNNUS THYNNUS;

EID: 0006077739     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.2001.1835     Document Type: Article

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