Habitat specific growth rates and condition indices for the sympatric soles Solea solea (Linnaeus, 1758) and Solea senegalensis Kaup 1858, in the Tagus estuary, Portugal, based on otolith daily increments and RNA-DNA ratio

Journal of Applied Ichthyology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 163-169

  Vinagre, C ^a   Fonseca, V ^a   Maia, A ^a   Amara, R ^b   Cabral, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU LITTORAL CÔTE D OPALE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOLEA SENEGALENSIS; SOLEA SOLEA; SOLEIDAE;

EID: 40749144439     PISSN: 01758659     EISSN: 14390426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0426.2007.01048.x     Document Type: Article

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