Growth, mortality, and reproduction of poor cod (Trisopterus minutus Linn., 1758) in the central Aegean sea

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 43-51

  Metin, Gülnur ^a   Ilkyaz, Akin Türker ^a   Kinacigil, Hasan Tuncay ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Age; Central Aegean Sea; Growth; Mortality; Reproduction; Sexual maturity length; Trisopterus minutus

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; BODY SIZE; FECUNDITY; FISH; GROWTH; LENGTH-WEIGHT RELATIONSHIP; MORTALITY; SEXUAL MATURITY; VON BERTALANFFY EQUATION;

AEGEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

TRISOPTERUS MINUTUS;

EID: 38349044069     PISSN: 13000179     EISSN: 13036114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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