Is the spawning frequency dependent on female size? Empirical evidence in Sardinops sagax and Engraulis ringens off northern Chile

Fisheries Research

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 248-257

  Claramunt, G ^a   Serra, R ^b   Castro, L R ^c   Cubillos, L ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD ARTURO PRAT   (Chile)

^b INSTITUTO DE FOMENTO PESQUERO   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

Author keywords

Anchovy; Reproduction; Sardine; Spawning

Indexed keywords

ENGRAULIDAE; ENGRAULIS; ENGRAULIS RINGENS; SARDINOPS SAGAX;

EID: 34248679050     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2007.01.009     Document Type: Article

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