Age and growth of larval Atlantic herring, Clupea harengus: A comparative study

Fishery Bulletin

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 387-397

  Bolz, George R ^a   Burns, Bruce R ^b  

^a NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ATLANTIC HERRING; FISH LARVA; FISH LARVAE; GROWTH; GROWTH CURVE; GROWTH CURVES;

ATLANTIC, GEORGES BANK; ATLANTIC, NANTUCKET SHOALS;

CLUPEA HARENGUS;

EID: 0029660432     PISSN: 00900656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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