Morphometric and meristic differences between shallow- and deep-water populations of white hake (Urophycis tenuis) in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 2274-2282

  Hurlbut, Thomas ^a   Clay, Douglas ^b  

^a GULF FISHERIES CENTRE   (Canada)

^b Revenue Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; MORPHOMETRY; STOCK IDENTIFICATION;

GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE;

CHRISTIA; GADIFORMES; LAURENTIA; REXEA SOLANDRI; UROPHYCIS TENUIS;

EID: 0032446943     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f98-110     Document Type: Article

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