The ability of Baltic cod eggs to maintain neutral buoyancy and the opportunity for survival in fluctuating conditions in the Baltic Sea

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 217-227

  Nissling, A ^a,b   Vallin, L ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Buoyancy; Cod; Egg; Egg quality; Salinity

Indexed keywords

GADUS MORHUA;

BUOYANCY; EGGS; FLUCTUATING CONDITIONS; SALINITY; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0029668526     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1996.tb01114.x     Document Type: Article

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