The dead of winter: Size-dependent variation and genetic differences in seasonal mortality among Atlantic silverside (Atherinidae: Menidia menidia) from different latitudes

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1149-1157

  Schultz, Eric T ^a   Conover, David O ^b   Ehtisham, Amir ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; FISH; GENETIC VARIATION; MORTALITY; WINTER;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

ANIMALIA; ARGENTINA ELONGATA; ATHERINIDAE; MENIDIA MENIDIA;

EID: 0031795622     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f97-320     Document Type: Article

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