Mackerel (Scomber scombrus) egg mortality: The western mackerel stock in Biscay and the western approaches in 1977, 1980, 1983 and 1986

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1989, Pages 1297-1306

  Thompson, A B ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0043247923     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/11.6.1297     Document Type: Article

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