Transition zone in otoliths of orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticas) and its relationship to the onset of maturity

Marine Biology

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 681-687

  Francis, R I C C ^a   Horn, P L ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORANGE ROUGHY; OTOLITH; OTOLITH READING; SEXUAL MATURITY; SPAWNING TIME; TRANSITION ZONE;

PACIFIC, CHATHAM RISE;

HOPLOSTETHUS ATLANTICUS;

EID: 0030733258     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002270050211     Document Type: Article

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