Aspects of the early life history of the European conger eel (Conger conger) inferred from the otolith microstructure of metamorphic larvae

Marine Biology

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 165-173

  Correia, A T ^a,b   Antunes, C ^b   Coimbra, J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EEL; LIFE HISTORY; METAMORPHOSIS; MICROSTRUCTURE; OTOLITH;

PORTUGAL;

ANGUILLIFORMES; CONGER CONGER; CONGER MYRIASTER; SAGITTA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036933533     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002270100678     Document Type: Article

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