Implications of individual growth status on the future sex of the European eel

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 910-925

  Holmgren, K ^a   Mosegaard, H ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER RESEARCH   (Sweden)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anguilla anguilla; growth status; length; sex; weight

Indexed keywords

EUROPEAN EEL; GROWTH; LENGTH; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; WEIGHT;

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA;

EID: 0030274218     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1996.0221     Document Type: Article

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