Biochemical correlates of growth and condition in juvenile Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) from Newfoundland

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1591-1598

  Couture, Patrice ^a,c   Dutil, Jean Denis ^b   Guderley, Helga ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b MAURICE LAMONTAGNE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONDITION FACTOR; FISH; GROWTH RATE; JUVENILE;

GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 0031796440     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f98-045     Document Type: Article

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