Sexual differences in spawning behaviour and catchability of plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) west of Iceland

Fisheries Research

Volumn 61, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 57-71

  Solmundsson, Jon ^a,b   Karlsson, Hjalti ^a   Palsson, Jonbjorn ^a  

^a MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iceland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Catchability; Data storage tags; Plaice; Pleuronectes platessa; Spawning behaviour

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; CATCHABILITY; FLATFISH FISHERY; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SPAWNING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ICELAND;

PLEURONECTES PLATESSA;

EID: 0037368173     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-7836(02)00212-6     Document Type: Article

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