Morphological variability in a Mediterranean, genetically homogeneous population of the European anchovy, Engraulis encrasicolus

Fisheries Research

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 229-243

  Tudela, Sergi ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anchovy; Engraulis encrasicolus; Fisheries management; Meristics; Morphometrics; Population structure

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; MORPHOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

ENGRAULIS ENCRASICOLUS;

EID: 0032852671     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-7836(99)00052-1     Document Type: Article

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