Further evidence of spawning of bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus L., 1758) and the tuna species (Auxis rochei Ris., 1810, Euthynnus alletteratus Raf., 1810) in the eastern Mediterranean Sea: Preliminary results of TUNALEV larval survey in 2004

Journal of Applied Ichthyology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 236-240

  Oray, Isik K ^a,b   Karakulak, F S ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY OF LEFKE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; PERCIFORM; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPAWNING;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

AUXIS ROCHEI; EUTHYNNUS ALLETTERATUS; EUTHYNNUS LINEATUS; SCOMBRIDAE GEN. SP.; THUNNUS THYNNUS; TRAGELAPHUS EURYCERUS;

EID: 20844456953     PISSN: 01758659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0426.2005.00658.x     Document Type: Article

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