The concept of fecundity regulation in plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) tested on three Irish Sea spawning populations

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 587-601

  Kennedy, J ^a,d   Witthames, P R ^b   Nash, R D M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BODY MASS; FECUNDITY; FLATFISH; MATURATION; RECRUITMENT; SPAWNING POPULATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; IRISH SEA; ISLE OF MAN; LIVERPOOL BAY; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

PLEURONECTES; PLEURONECTES PLATESSA;

EID: 34547141694     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F07-034     Document Type: Article

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