Abundance, size composition and growth of a thin-lipped grey mullet, Liza ramada (Pisces: Mugilidae) population in an Iberian River

Folia Zoologica

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 375-384

  Oliveira, João M ^a   Ferreira, Maria Teresa ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Age; Condition; Freshwater; Portugal; River Tagus; Upstream population

Indexed keywords

ABUDNANCE; GROWTH; SIZE COMPOSITION; THIN-LIPPED GREY MULLET;

PORTUGAL, TAGUS RIVER;

LIZA RAMADA;

EID: 0031459510     PISSN: 01397893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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