Did population collapse influence individual fecundity of Northwest Atlantic cod?

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1338-1347

  Stares, J C ^a   Rideout, R M ^b   Morgan, M J ^b   Brattey, J ^b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Egg production; Fecundity; Gadus morhua; Reproduction; Reproductive potential; Spawning

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; EGG PRODUCTION; FECUNDITY; GADOID; POPULATION SIZE; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL; SPAWNING;

GADUS MORHUA; VERRUCOMICROBIA SUBDIVISION 3;

EID: 35948956597     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsm127     Document Type: Article

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