Age determination and growth of juveniles of the European hake, Merluccius merluccius (L., 1758), in the northern Tyrrhenian Sea (NW Mediterranean)

Fisheries Research

Volumn 78, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 211-217

  Belcari, P ^a   Ligas, A ^b   Viva, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b CIBM Centro Interuniversitario di Biologia Marina Ed Ecologia Applicata   (Italy)

Author keywords

Age determination; Growth; Juveniles; Merluccius merluccius; NW Mediterranean; Otolith

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; FISH; GROWTH; JUVENILE; MICROSTRUCTURE; OTOLITH;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; TYRRHENIAN SEA;

MERLUCCIUS MERLUCCIUS; OSTEICHTHYES; REXEA SOLANDRI;

EID: 33646408762     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2006.01.006     Document Type: Article

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