Patterns of RNA/DNA ratios in larval fish and their relationship to survival in the field

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 697-706

  Pepin, P ^a   Evans, G T ^a   Shears, T H ^a  

^a FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Larval fish; Local non parametric estimators; RNA DNA; Selective mortality; Survival

Indexed keywords

DNA; ICHTHYOPLANKTON; SURVIVAL;

CANADA; CONCEPTION BAY; NEWFOUNDLAND;

EID: 0032727959     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmsc.1999.0496     Document Type: Article

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