Nanism (dwarfism) in fish: A comparison between red mullet Mullus barbatus from the southeastern and the central Mediterranean

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 343, Issue , 2007, Pages 221-228

  Sonin, Oren ^a   Spanier, Ehud ^b   Levi, Dino ^c   Patti, Bernardo ^c   Rizzo, Pietro ^c   Andreoli, Maria Gabriella ^d  

^a EXTENSION SERVICE   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dwarfism; Mediterranean Sea; Mullus barbatus; Nanism; Otolith readings; Sexual maturity; Small body size; Total length

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSPECIFIC; FISHERY SURVEY; FOOD SUPPLY; GROWTH RESPONSE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; METABOLISM; OTOLITH; PERCIFORM; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL MATURITY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WATER TEMPERATURE;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

MULLIDAE; MULLUS BARBATUS;

EID: 34548381165     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps06917     Document Type: Article

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