Ecology, age and growth of Atherina boyeri and Atherina presbyter in the Ria de Aveiro, Portugal

Cybium

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 47-55

  Pombo, Lúcia ^a   Elliott, Mike ^b   Rebelo, José Eduardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ANE; Atherina boyeri; Atherina presbyter; Atherinidae; Ecological behaviour; Life history; Portugal; Ria de Aveiro; Sympatric species

Indexed keywords

ATHERINA BOYERI; ATHERINA PRESBYTER; ATHERINIDAE;

EID: 27944475206     PISSN: 03990974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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