Egg production of Baltic cod (Gadus morhua) in relation to variable sex ratio, maturity, and fecundity

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1908-1920

  Kraus, Gerd ^a   Tomkiewicz, Jonna ^b   Köster, Friedrich W ^a,b  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EGG PRODUCTION; FECUNDITY; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GADOID; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL MATURITY;

BALTIC SEA;

GADIFORMES; GADUS; GADUS CALLARIAS; GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 0037005067     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f02-159     Document Type: Article

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