Evidence for metapopulation structuring in cod from the west of Scotland and North Sea

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 69, Issue SUPPL. C, 2006, Pages 181-199

  Wright, P J ^a   Neat, F C ^a   Gibb, F M ^a   Gibb, I M ^a   Thordarson, H ^b  

^a MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b Technological Institute of Iceland   (Iceland)

Author keywords

DST; Metapopulations; Otolith elemental composition; Stock; Tag recapture

Indexed keywords

GADOID; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; METAPOPULATION; MOVEMENT; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RESIDENT POPULATION; SITE FIDELITY; SPAWNING POPULATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; EURASIA; EUROPE; FIRTH OF CLYDE; HEBRIDES; INNER HEBRIDES; MINCH; NORTH SEA; SCOTLAND; SHETLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 33845528944     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2006.01262.x     Document Type: Article

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