Early post-larval growth and otolith patterns in the eel Anguilla anguilla

Fisheries Research

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 107-114

  Poole, W R ^a   Reynolds, J D ^b   Moriarty, C ^c  

^a MARINE INSTITUTE   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c Woodtown Park   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Anguilla anguilla; Eel; Otolith growth; Pigment; Post larval growth

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EEL; ESTUARY; FRESHWATER; GROWTH RATE; OTOLITH; PIGMENT;

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA; ANGUILLIFORMES;

EID: 0842332137     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-7836(03)00105-X     Document Type: Article

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