Reproductive biology of female Pacific bluefin tuna Thunnus orientalis from south-western North Pacific Ocean

Fisheries Science

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 985-994

  Chen, Kuo Shu ^a   Crone, Paul ^b   Hsu, Chien Chung ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Batch fecundity; Oocyte stage; Pacific bluefin tuna; Sex ratio; Spawning frequency; Spawning season; Thunnus orientalis

Indexed keywords

SCOMBRIDAE GEN. SP.; THUNNUS ORIENTALIS;

EID: 33749019993     PISSN: 09199268     EISSN: 14442906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-2906.2006.01247.x     Document Type: Article

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