Application of a fat staging technique to examine temporal and spatial variability in lipid content of southern Benguela sardine Sardinops sagax

African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 671-675

  De Goede, J ^a,b   Van Der Lingen, C D ^b  

^a CAPE PENINSULA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Fat staging technique; Lipid content; Sardine

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; COASTAL ZONES; COMMERCE; FISHERIES; LIPIDS; MARINE BIOLOGY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; FAT; LENGTH-WEIGHT RELATIONSHIP; PELAGIC FISH; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL VARIATION;

AFRICA; ANGOLA; BENGUELA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

SARDINOPS SAGAX;

EID: 33746058618     PISSN: 1814232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/18142320509504127     Document Type: Article

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