Variation in migratory history of Japanese eels, Anguilla japonica, collected in the northernmost part of its distribution

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1075-1080

  Arai, Takaomi ^a   Kotake, Aya ^a   Ohji, Madoka ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anguilla japonica; Japanese eels; Migratory history; Northern edge of distribution; Variation

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BRACKISH WATER; CARRYING CAPACITY; DOMINANCE; EEL; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MIGRATION; OTOLITH; SALINE LAKE;

ANGUILLA JAPONICA;

EID: 48249106212     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315408001756     Document Type: Article

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