Effects of fish length and temperature on the timing of peak spawning in capelin (Mallotus villosus)

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 781-787

  Carscadden, J ^a   Nakashima, B S ^a   Frank, K T ^b  

^a FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

^b BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY LENGTH; BODY SIZE; CAPELIN; SPAWNING; SPAWNING TIME; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE EFFECTS;

(NORTHWEST); ATLANTIC;

MALLOTUS VILLOSUS;

EID: 0030747424     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f96-331     Document Type: Article

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