Early development and allometric growth patterns in Siberian sturgeon and their ecological significance

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 852-862

  Gisbert, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acipenser baeri; Allometry; Early ontogeny; Morphologic development

Indexed keywords

ACIPENSER BAERI;

EID: 0033118518     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1998.0924     Document Type: Article

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