Do cod form spawning leks? Evidence from a Newfoundland spawning ground

Marine Biology

Volumn 150, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 671-680

  Windle, Matthew J S ^a   Rose, George A ^a  

^a a specialized research centre of the Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTELEMETRY; GADOID; LEK; MATING BEHAVIOR; SEX RATIO; SPAWNING; SPAWNING GROUND;

ATLANTIC COAST [CANADA]; ATLANTIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; CANADA; NEWFOUNDLAND; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR; NORTH AMERICA; PLACENTIA BAY;

GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 33845601674     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-006-0385-2     Document Type: Article

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