Density-dependent growth and sexual maturity of silver hake in the north-west Atlantic

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 607-623

  Helser, T E ^a   Almeida, F P ^a  

^a NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Compensatory response; Life history; Merluccius bilinearis; Reproductive strategy

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; FISH BIOLOGY; GROWTH; POPULATION DENSITY; SEXUAL MATURITY; SILVER HAKE;

ATLANTIC, (NORTHWEST);

MERLUCCIUS BILINEARIS;

EID: 0031238760     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1997.0468     Document Type: Article

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