Age and growth of Engraulis encrasicolus (Clupeiforme: Engraulidae) in the Tunisian waters

Cahiers de Biologie Marine

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 259-269

  Khemiri, Sana ^a,c   Gaamour, Adel ^a   Meunier, François J ^b,c   Zylberberg, Louise ^c  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DES SCIENCES ET TECHNOLOGIES DE LA MER   (Tunisia)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Age; Engraulis encrasicolus; Growth; Otolithometry; Tunisian coasts

Indexed keywords

AGE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GROWTH; OTOLITH;

AFRICA; NORTH AFRICA; TUNISIA;

ENGRAULIDAE; ENGRAULIS ENCRASICOLUS;

EID: 35248818215     PISSN: 00079723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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