Simulated migration of European silver eel; swim capacity and cost of transport

Journal of Marine Science and Technology

Volumn 15, Issue SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 1-16

  Van Den Thillart, Guido ^a   Palstra, Arjan ^a   Van Ginneken, Vincent ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cost of transport; Endurance swimming; European eel; Lipid; Maturation; Migration; Oocyte growth; Silvering; Swimbladder parasite

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CELLS; GROWTH KINETICS; LIPIDS; MARINE BIOLOGY;

ENDURANCE SWIMMING; EUROPEAN EEL; EYE SIZE; OOCYTE GROWTH; SILVERING; SWIMBLADDER PARASITES; TRANSPORTATION COST;

FISH;

EID: 37049025980     PISSN: 10232796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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