Age, growth and reproductive status of the European conger eel, Conger conger (L.) in Irish coastal waters

Fisheries Research

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 55-69

  O'Sullivan, S ^a   Moriarty, C ^b   FitzGerald, R D ^a   Davenport, J ^a   Mulcahy, M F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Age; Conger conger; European conger eel; Growth; Ovaries; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; EEL; GROWTH RATE; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; VON BERTALANFFY EQUATION;

IRELAND;

ANGUILLIFORMES; CONGER CONGER; CONGER MYRIASTER; CONGRIDAE; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 0242308891     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0165-7836(03)00100-0     Document Type: Article

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