Abundance and condition of larval cod (Gadus morhua) at a convergent front on Western Bank, Scotian Shelf

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1461-1479

  Lochmann, Steve E ^a   Taggart, Christopher T ^b   Griffin, David A ^c   Thompson, Keith R ^b   Maillet, Gary L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF   (United States)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COD; CONDITION INDEX; CONVERGENT FRONT; FISH LARVA; FISH LARVAE; FRONTAL FEATURES;

ATLANTIC, SCOTIAN SHELF, WEST BANK;

GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 0030864219     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjfas-54-7-1461     Document Type: Article

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