Growth effect on the otolith and somatic size relationship in Japanese anchovy and sardine larvae

Fisheries Science

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 308-313

  Takasuka, Akinori ^a   Oozeki, Yoshioki ^a   Aoki, Ichiro ^b   Kimura, Ryo ^a   Kubota, Hiroshi ^a   Sugisaki, Hiroya ^a   Akamine, Tatsuro ^a  

^a FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anchovy; Growth effect; Otolith size; Sardine; Somatic size; Uncoupling; Western North Pacific

Indexed keywords

ENGRAULIDAE; ENGRAULIS JAPONICUS; SARDINOPS MELANOSTICTUS;

EID: 41549144974     PISSN: 09199268     EISSN: 14442906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-2906.2008.01519.x     Document Type: Article

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