Reproductive biology of school mackerel (Scomberomorus queenslandicus) and spotted mackerel (S. munroi) in Queensland east-coast waters

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 261-270

  Begg, Gavin A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

First maturity; Fisheries; Management; Spawning

Indexed keywords

FISH; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SPAWNING;

AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

SCOMBEROMORUS MUNROI; SCOMBEROMORUS QUEENSLANDICUS;

EID: 0031847316     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF97187     Document Type: Article

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