Growth and reproduction of the gilthead seabream Sparus aurata in Mellah lagoon (north-eastern Algeria)

Scientia Marina

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 545-552

  Chaoui, Lamya ^a   Hichem Kara, Mohamed ^a   Faure, Eric ^b   Quignard, Jean Pierre ^c  

^a BADJI MOKHTAR UNIVERSITY   (Algeria)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c Laboratoire d'Ichtyologie Méditerranénne   (France)

Author keywords

Gilthead seabream; Growth; Lagoon; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

FISH; GROWTH RATE; LAGOON; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL MATURITY;

AFRICA; ALGERIA; EL TARF; MELLAH LAGOON; NORTH AFRICA;

SPARUS AURATA;

EID: 33749361749     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: 02148358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2006.70n3545     Document Type: Article

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