Impact of silvering stage, age, body size and condition on reproductive potential of the European eel

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 327, Issue , 2006, Pages 171-181

  Durif, Caroline M F ^a,c,d   Dufour, Sylvie ^b   Elie, Pierre ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Anguilla anguilla; Biometry; European eel; Females; Life history; Sexual maturation

Indexed keywords

BIOMETRY; BODY SIZE; EEL; REPRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL; SEXUAL MATURITY;

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA; CYPRINIDAE;

EID: 33846455437     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps327171     Document Type: Article

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