Population biology of northern shortfin squid (Illex illecebrosus) in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean and initial documentation of a spawning area

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 252-266

  Hendrickson, Lisa C ^a  

^a NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Ageing precision; Growth; Illex illecebrosus; Maturity; Squid; Statolith

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; CEPHALOPOD; GROWTH RATE; MATURATION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SPAWNING GROUND; STATOLITH;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHWEST);

CEPHALOPODA; ILLEX; ILLEX ILLECEBROSUS; OMMASTREPHIDAE;

EID: 1642325240     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icesjms.2003.10.010     Document Type: Article

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