Gonad development and spawning behaviour of artificially-matured European eel (Anguilla anguilla L.)

Animal Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 203-218

  van Ginneken, Vincent ^a   Vianen, Gerjanne ^a   Muusze, Bie ^a   Palstra, Arjan ^a   Verschoor, Louise ^a   Lugten, Olivier ^a   Onderwater, Marjolijn ^a   van Schie, Sjoerd ^a   Niemantsverdriet, Patrick ^a   van Heeswijk, Richard ^a   Eding, Ep ^b   van den Thillart, Guido ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; EEL; INDUCED RESPONSE; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SPAWNING;

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA; CYPRINUS CARPIO;

EID: 25844443652     PISSN: 15707555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/1570756054472791     Document Type: Article

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