Sex Ratios and Sexual Maturity of Swordfish (Xiphias gladius L.) in the Waters of Taiwan

Zoological Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 529-539

  Wang, Sheng Ping ^a   Sun, Chi Lu ^a   Yeh, Su Zan ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Length at maturity; Maturity; Sex ratio; Swordfish; Xiphias gladius

Indexed keywords

VERTEBRATA; XIPHIAS GLADIUS;

EID: 0348161592     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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