Histological assessment of variations in sexual maturity of cod (Gadus morhua L.) at the Flemish Cap (north-west Atlantic)

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 515-521

  Saborido Rey, Fran ^a   Junquera, Susana ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MARINAS   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO ESPAÑOL DE OCEANOGRAFÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Age at maturity; Cod; Cortical alveoli; Flemish Cap; Length at maturity; Maturity curves; Postovulatory follicles; Vitellogenesis

Indexed keywords

GADUS MORHUA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032104649     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmsc.1997.0344     Document Type: Conference Paper

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