Age composition, growth and reproductive biology of the salamanderfish Lepidogalaxias salamandroides: A re-examination

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 191-204

  Morgan, David L ^a   Gill, Howard S ^a   Potter, Ian C ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aestivation; Age and length at maturity; Duration of life; Fecundity; Iteroparous; Sex ratio; Size composition

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; GROWTH RATE; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

AUSTRALIA;

LEPIDOGALAXIAS SALAMANDROIDES;

EID: 0033955379     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007652714404     Document Type: Article

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