Vertical distribution of fish larvae and its relation to water column structure in the southwestern Gulf of California

Pacific Science

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 533-548

  Sanchez Velasco L ^a   Jimenez Rosenberg S P A ^a   Lavin M F ^b  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; FISH; LARVA; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER COLUMN;

BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR; GULF OF CALIFORNIA; LA PAZ BAY; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 34548011032     PISSN: 00308870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2984/1534-6188(2007)61[533:VDOFLA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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