Larval development and growth of the European hake Merluccius merluccius in the northwestern Mediterranean

Scientia Marina

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 251-258

  Palomera, Isabel ^a   Olivar, M Pilar ^a   Morales Nin, Beatriz ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Age; Hake; Larval development; Larval growth; Merlucclus merluccius; Morphometric; Otoliths

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; GADOID; GROWTH RATE; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; METHODOLOGY; MORPHOMETRY; OTOLITH; SPAWNING;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (NORTHWEST); OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

MERLUCCIUS; MERLUCCIUS MERLUCCIUS; PRUNUS DULCIS; REXEA SOLANDRI;

EID: 26844505418     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2005.69n2251     Document Type: Article

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