Spatio-temporal distribution of early life stages of the European anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus L. within a European temperate estuary with regulated freshwater inflow: Effects of environmental variables

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1689-1709

  Drake, P ^a   Borlan A ^b   Gonzalez Ortegon E ^a   Baldo F ^a   Vilas, C ^a   Fernandez Delgado C ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS MARINAS DE ANDALUCÍA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Engraulis encrasicolus; Environmental factors; European anchovy; Guadalquivir estuary; Mysids; Prey density

Indexed keywords

ENGRAULIDAE; ENGRAULIS ENCRASICOLUS; MESOPODOPSIS SLABBERI; MYSIDA;

EID: 34347371830     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2007.01433.x     Document Type: Article

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