Lipid content in the early life stages of three mesopelagic fishes

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 881-891

  Sabates A ^a   Rossi, S ^a   Reyes, E ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Benthosema glaciale; Fish larvae; Hygophum benoiti; Maurolicus muelleri; Total lipids; Western Mediterranean

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; LIPID; PELAGIC FISH;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

BENTHOSEMA; BENTHOSEMA GLACIALE; HYGOPHUM BENOITI; MAUROLICUS; MAUROLICUS MUELLERI; PISCES;

EID: 2342447313     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1095-8649.2003.00196.x     Document Type: Article

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