Reproductive biology of shortnose spiny dogfish, Squalus megalops, from the Agulhas Bank, South Africa

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 695-703

  Watson, G ^a   Smale, M J ^a  

^a PORT ELIZABETH MUSEUM   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISH; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SEXUAL MATURITY;

SOUTH AFRICA;

SQUALUS MEGALOPS;

EID: 0032433273     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF97255     Document Type: Article

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