Micro- and macroscopic characteristics to stage gonadal maturation of female Baltic cod

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 253-275

  Tomkiewicz, J ^a,c   Tybjerg, L ^a,b   Jespersen, A ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gadus morhua; Maturity stages; Morphology; Oogenesis; Ovarian development; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

GADOID; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SEXUAL MATURITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA;

GADUS; GADUS CALLARIAS; GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 2342648808     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1095-8649.2003.00001.x     Document Type: Article

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