Age and size compositions, growth and reproductive biology of the breaksea cod Epinephelides armatus, a gonochoristic serranid

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1407-1429

  Moore, S E ^a   Hesp, S A ^a   Hall, N G ^a   Potter, I C ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gonadal structure; Gonochorism; Growth; Reproduction; Serranidae; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

ARMATUS; SERRANIDAE;

EID: 35448956878     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2007.01614.x     Document Type: Article

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