Small-scale spatial and temporal patterns in spawning of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) in coastal Newfoundland waters

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1011-1024

  Lawson, Gareth L ^a   Rose, George A ^a  

^a a specialized research centre of the Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; SEASONALITY; SEX RATIO; SPAWNING;

ACOUSTIC SURVEY; REPRODUCTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SPAWNING GROUND;

(NORTHWEST); ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANADA; NEWFOUNDLAND; PLACENTIA BAY;

GADUS MORHUA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033939858     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f00-026     Document Type: Article

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