Induced sexual maturation of the European eel Anguilla anguilla and fertilisation of the eggs

Aquaculture

Volumn 224, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 323-338

  Pedersen, Benedikte Hedegaard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anguilla anguilla; Embryonic development; European eel; Fertilisation; Hatching; Induced sexual maturation

Indexed keywords

EEL; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); HATCHING; SEXUAL MATURITY;

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA; ANGUILLA JAPONICA; ANGUILLIFORMES; JAPONICA;

EID: 0038587539     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0044-8486(03)00242-4     Document Type: Article

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