Silvering of European eel (Anguilla anguilla L.): Seasonal changes of morphological and metabolic parameters

Animal Biology

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 63-77

  Van Ginneken, Vincent ^a   Durif, Caroline ^b   Balm, S Paul ^c   Boot, Ron ^a   Verstegen, Martin W A ^d   Antonissen, Erik ^a   Van Den Thillart, Guido ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Blood substrates; Body constitution; Cortisol; European eel (Anguilla anguilla, L.); Metamorphosis; Silvering

Indexed keywords

EEL; METABOLISM; METAMORPHOSIS; MORPHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA;

EID: 33947699840     PISSN: 15707555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/157075607780002014     Document Type: Article

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