Ecology of the whiskered sole in the Sado Estuary, Portugal

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 460-474

  Amaral, V ^a   Cabral, H N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Distribution patterns; Feeding; Growth; Monochirus hispidus; Sexual cycle; Soleidae

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ESTUARY; FEEDING; GROWTH; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SADO ESTUARY; SETUBAL [PORTUGAL]; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

CRUSTACEA; MONOCHIRUS HISPIDUS; SOLEIDAE;

EID: 1442340206     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-1112.2004.00314.x     Document Type: Article

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