Effect of habitat conditions on reproduction of the European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) in the Strait of Sicily

Fisheries Oceanography

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 271-280

  Basilone, G ^a   Guisande, C ^b   Patti, B ^a   Mazzola, S ^a   Cuttitta, A ^a   Bonanno, A ^a   Vergara, A R ^a   Maneiro, I ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anchovy; Engraulis encrasicolus reproductive cycle; Food; Temperature

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FISH; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HABITAT QUALITY; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SPAWNING GROUND; TRAWLING; WATER TEMPERATURE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SICILY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; STRAIT OF SICILY;

ENGRAULIDAE; ENGRAULIS ENCRASICOLUS;

EID: 33745210971     PISSN: 10546006     EISSN: 13652419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2419.2005.00391.x     Document Type: Article

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