Length-weigth relationships for syngnathid fishes of the Aegean Sea, Turkey

Belgian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 219-222

  Gurkan, Şule ^a   Taşkavak, Ertan ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aegean Sea; Length weight relationship; Pipefish; Seahorse; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; FISH; LENGTH-WEIGHT RELATIONSHIP; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

AEGEAN SEA; EURASIA; IZMIR [TURKEY]; IZMIR BAY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; TURKEY;

HIPPOCAMPUS (FISH); HIPPOCAMPUS GUTTULATUS; HIPPOCAMPUS HIPPOCAMPUS; NEROPHIS OPHIDION; PISCES; SYNGNATHIDAE; SYNGNATHINAE; SYNGNATHUS ACUS; SYNGNATHUS TYPHLE;

EID: 47549113933     PISSN: 07776276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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