A population profile for atlantic hagfish, Myxine glutinosa (L.), in the Gulf of maine. Part I: Morphometrics and reproductive state

Fishery Bulletin

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 311-320

  Martini, Frederic ^a,b   Heiser, John B ^a   Lesser, Michael P ^a,c  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b Section of Ecology and Systematics Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MYXINE GLUTINOSA;

ATLANTIC HAGFISH; FISHERY VIABILITY; MORPHOMETRICS; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS;

ATLANTIC, GULF OF MAINE;

EID: 0030616565     PISSN: 00900656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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