Latitudinal and seasonal egg-size variation of the anchoveta (Engraulis ringens) off the Chilean coast

Fishery Bulletin

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 207-212

  Llanos Rivera, Alejandra ^a   Castro, Leonardo R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EGG SIZE; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; SEASONAL VARIATION;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (SOUTHEAST);

ANCHOA; ENGRAULIS RINGENS;

EID: 1542379602     PISSN: 00900656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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