Is rigor mortis the cause of post-mortem shrinkage in juvenile Pagrus auratus?

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 883-888

  Morison, A K ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fork length; Length change after death

Indexed keywords

FISH BIOLOGY; MORPHOMETRY; SHRINKAGE;

CHRYSOPHRYS AURATUS; PAGRUS; PAGRUS AURATUS;

EID: 4544344309     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-1112.2004.00485.x     Document Type: Article

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