Reproductive strategy of Aphanius fasciatus Nardo, 1827 (Pisces: Cyprinodontidae) in the Mesolongi and Etolikon lagoons (W. Greece)

Fisheries Research

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 171-181

  Leonardos, Ioannis ^a,b   Sinis, Apostolos ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Aphanius fasciatus; Cyprinodontidae; Fish fecundity; Greek lagoons; Reproduction strategy

Indexed keywords

FECUNDITY; FISH; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY;

GREECE;

APHANIUS FASCIATUS;

EID: 0032523659     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-7836(98)00082-4     Document Type: Article

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