Ichthyoplankton-based spawning dynamics of blue mackerel (Scomber australasicus) in south-eastern Australia: Links to the East Australian Current

Fisheries Oceanography

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 281-298

  Neira, Francisco J ^a   Keane, John P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

East Australian Current; Eastern Australia; Ichthyoplankton; Pelagic fishes; Scomber australasicus; Shelf spawning

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PERCIFORM; PLANKTON; SITE SELECTION; SPAWNING; SPAWNING GROUND;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EAST AUSTRALIAN CURRENT; PACIFIC OCEAN;

PISCES; SCOMBER AUSTRALASICUS;

EID: 47349117383     PISSN: 10546006     EISSN: 13652419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2419.2008.00479.x     Document Type: Article

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