Procedures to estimate fecundity of marine fish species in relation to their reproductive strategy

Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fishery Science

Volumn 33, Issue , 2003, Pages 33-54

  Murua, Hilario ^a   Kraus, Gerd ^b   Saborido Rey, Fran ^c   Witthames, Peier R ^d   Thorsen, Anders ^e   Junquera, Susana ^f  

^a MARINE RESEARCH DIVISION   (Spain)

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

^c INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MARINAS   (Spain)

^d CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^e INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^f EUROPEAN COMMISSION   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Atresia; Fecundity estimation; Marine fish; Maturity ogive; North Atlantic; Oocyte histology; Reproductive potential; Reproductive strategy; Sampling; Spawning fraction

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; FECUNDITY; FISH; REPRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY;

PISCES;

EID: 3042734125     PISSN: 02506408     EISSN: 18131859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2960/J.v33.a3     Document Type: Article

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