Size at maturity, fecundity and reproductive potential of a protected population of the spiny lobster Palinurus elephas (Fabricius, 1787) from the western Mediterranean

Marine Biology

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 583-592

  Goni R ^a   Quetglas, A ^a   Renones O ^a  

^a Centro Oceanográfico de Baleares   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EGG PRODUCTION; FECUNDITY; LOBSTER; REPRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL; SIZE AT MATURITY;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

CRUSTACEA; ELEPHAS; FABRICIUS; INVERTEBRATA; PALINURIDAE; PALINURUS ELEPHAS; PONTOPHILUS SPINOSUS; SPINY;

EID: 0142092430     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-003-1097-5     Document Type: Article

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