Population structure, size at maturity and condition of sardine, Sardina pilchardus (Walb., 1792), in the nursery ground of the eastern Adriatic Sea (Krka River Estuary, Croatia)

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 739-744

  Sinovčić, Gorenka ^a   Keč, Vanja Čikeš ^a   Zorica, Barbara ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY AND FISHERIES   (Croatia)

Author keywords

condition; estuary; first sexual maturity; length weight relationship; sardine; structure

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; FINFISH; NURSERY GROUND; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SIZE AT MATURITY; SPAWNING;

ADRIATIC SEA; CROATIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; KRKA ESTUARY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

CLUPEIDAE; SARDINA PILCHARDUS;

EID: 38749116656     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2007.07.037     Document Type: Article

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