Some morphometric and biochemical features of ready-to-migrate silver and pre-migratory yellow stages of the shortfin eel of south-eastern Australian waters

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 915-928

  De Silva, S S ^a   Gunasekera, R M ^a   Collins, R O ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eye index; Fatty acids; Proximate composition; Silver and yellow eels; Size at migration

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EEL; ESTUARY; MIGRATION; MORPHOMETRY;

AUSTRALIA;

ANGUILLA AUSTRALIS; ANGUILLIFORMES; FRAXINUS;

EID: 0036809555     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.2002.2099     Document Type: Article

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