Quantification of ovarian condition in fish: A safer, more precise alternative to established methodology

Aquatic Living Resources

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 259-261

  Coward, Kevin ^a   Bromage, Niall R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Histology; Histomorphometry; Ovary; Stereology; Teleost

Indexed keywords

CONDITION FACTOR; FISH CULTURE; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY;

TELEOSTEI;

EID: 0036760379     PISSN: 09907440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0990-7440(02)01177-4     Document Type: Article

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