Fecundity of the common cuttlefish, Sepia officinalis L. (Cephalopoda, Sepiidae): A new look at an old problem

Scientia Marina

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 279-284

  Laptikhovsky, Vladimir ^a,b   Salman, Alp ^a   Önsoy, Bahadir ^a   Katagan, Tuncer ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Falkland Islands Government Fisheries Department   (Falkland Islands (Malvinas))

Author keywords

Cephalopoda; Cuttlefish; Fecundity; Sepia

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOPOD; FECUNDITY; SPAWNING;

ANIMALIA; CEPHALOPODA; SEPIA; SEPIA OFFICINALIS; SEPIIDAE;

EID: 0242458453     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2003.67n3279     Document Type: Article

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