Effects of ration on the maturation and fecundity in captive Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus)

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 900-908

  Ma, Y ^a   Kjesbu, O S ^b   Jorgensen, T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EGG SIZE; FECUNDITY; FISH; FOOD AVAILABILITY;

CLUPEA HARENGUS;

EID: 0031847886     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f97-305     Document Type: Article

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