Reproductive biology of the blue sprat Spratelloides gracilis in the waters around Penghu, Central Taiwan Strait

Zoological Studies

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 475-486

  Weng, Jinn Sheng ^a   Liu, Kwang Ming ^b   Lee, Sin Che ^c   Tsai, Wann Sheng ^a  

^a FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TUNGHAI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Blue sprat; Reproductive biology; Southwestern Taiwan; Spratelloides gracilis

Indexed keywords

SPRATELLOIDES GRACILIS; SPRATTUS SPRATTUS;

EID: 33750063504     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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