Use of the sex ratio as a means of resource assessment for the Japanese eel Anguilla japonica: A case study in the Kaoping River, Taiwan

Zoological Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 255-263

  Han, Yu San ^a   Tzeng, Wann Nian ^b  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Japanese eel (Anguilla japonica); Mark recapture; Population density; Resource assessment; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

ANGUILLA JAPONICA; ANGUILLA ROSTRATA;

EID: 33747809382     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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