Age and growth of the sand smelt, Atherina boyeri (Risso 1810), in the Mar Menor coastal lagoon (SE Iberian Peninsula)

Journal of Applied Ichthyology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 202-208

  Andreu Soler, A ^a   Oliva Paterna, F J ^a   Fernandez Delgado C ^b   Torralva, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; COASTAL LAGOON; GROWTH RATE; LENGTH-FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; SCALE READING;

SPAIN;

ATHERINA; ATHERINA BOYERI; ATHERINA HEPSETUS;

EID: 0141452135     PISSN: 01758659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0426.2003.00477.x     Document Type: Article

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