The contribution of springtime and autumn glass eels (Anguilla anguilla) to stock: Results based on otolith morphometry

BFPP - Bulletin Francais de la Peche et de la Protection des Milieux Aquatiques

Volumn , Issue 368, 2003, Pages 27-41

  Briand, C ^a   Mounaix, B ^b   Fatin, D ^a   Feunteun, E ^c  

^a Institution d'Amenagement de la Vilaine   (France)

^b Fish Pass   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LA ROCHELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Anguilla anguilla; Eel; Estuary; Mortality; Season; Transition ring

Indexed keywords

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA; ANGUILLIDAE;

EID: 29244478297     PISSN: 12976318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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