Recruitment and hatching dates of grey mullet (Mugil cephalus L.) juveniles in the Tanshui estuary of northwest Taiwan

Zoological Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 99-106

  Chang, Chin Wei ^a   Tzeng, Wann Nian ^a   Lee, Ying Chou ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Daily age; Hatching date; Mugil cephalus l; Otolith; Tanshui estuary

Indexed keywords

MUGIL CEPHALUS; MUGILIDAE;

EID: 0034165523     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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