Vertical distribution of pilchard (Sardinops sagax) eggs and larvae off Southern Australia

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 117-122

  Fletcher, W J ^a,b  

^a WESTERN AUSTRALIAN FISHERIES AND MARINE RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Australia)

^b NSW Fisheries Research Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EGG; ICHTHYOPLANKTON; LARVA; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

(SOUTH); AUSTRALIA; INDIAN OCEAN;

SARDINOPS SAGAX;

EID: 0033021794     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF98024     Document Type: Article

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