Maternal and interannual comparison of the ovulatory periodicity, egg production and egg quality of the batch-spawning yellowtail flounder

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 954-972

  Manning, A J ^a   Crim, L W ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Batch spawning; Egg production; Egg quality; Maternal; Ovulatory periodicity; Yellowtail flounder

Indexed keywords

EGG PRODUCTION; FLATFISH; MATERNAL EFFECT; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

PLEURONECTES FERRUGINEA;

EID: 0032211914     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1998.0760     Document Type: Article

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