Trends in vital rates of the European eel: evidence for density dependence?

Ecological Applications

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1281-1294

  De Leo, G A ^a   Gatto, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anguilla anguilla; Density dependence; Eel; Fish density decline; Fish population modeling; Fishery management; Life history strategies; Sex ratio; Sexual dimorphism and maturation; Statistics, nonparametric; Survival

Indexed keywords

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA; ANGUILLIFORMES;

BOOTSTRAPPING; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; EEL; POPULATION MODEL;

ITALY, EMILIA-ROMAGNA, VALLI DI COMACCHIO;

EID: 0030421643     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2269607     Document Type: Article

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