Fatty acid profiles of deep-sea fishes from the Lucky Strike and Menez Gwen hydrothermal vent fields (Mid-Atlantic ridge)

Cybium

Volumn 28, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2004, Pages 33-44

  Guerreiro, Vera ^a   Narciso, Luís ^a   Almeida, Armando J ^a   Biscoito, Manuel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b Museu Municipal do Funchal   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Deep sea fish; Fatty acid profile; Hydrothermal vents; Mid Atlantic ridge

Indexed keywords

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EID: 3142675738     PISSN: 03990974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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