Seasonal dynamics in feeding, organ weights, and reproductive maturation of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) in the southern Gulf of St Lawrence

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 303-319

  Schwalme, K ^a   Chouinard, G A ^b  

^a Gulf Fisheries Centre ^*  (Canada)

^b GULF FISHERIES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cod; Depletion; Diet; Growth; Seasonal

Indexed keywords

DIET; SEASONALITY; SEXUAL MATURITY; WEIGHT;

(SOUTH); GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE;

CLUPEA HARENGUS; GADUS MORHUA; MALLOTUS VILLOSUS;

EID: 0033150545     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmsc.1999.0458     Document Type: Conference Paper

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