The effects of swimbladder size, condition and gonads on the acoustic target strength of mature capelin

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1056-1062

  Jørgensen, Roar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cage experiment; Capelin; Condition; Maturation; Swimbladder; Tilt angle

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC METHOD; BODY CONDITION; BODY SIZE; ECHO SOUNDER; TARGET STRENGTH;

MALLOTUS VILLOSUS;

EID: 0141797534     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-3139(03)00115-2     Document Type: Article

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