Estimating natural interstage egg mortality of Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) and horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus) in the Northeast Atlantic using a stochastic model

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1656-1668

  Portilla, Enrique ^a   McKenzie, Eddie ^b   Beare, Doug ^a   Reid, Dave ^a  

^a MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; BIOMASS; EGG; ESTIMATION METHOD; MODELING; MORTALITY; PERCIFORM; STOCHASTICITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST);

EQUIDAE; SCOMBER SCOMBRUS; TRACHURUS TRACHURUS;

EID: 48549101186     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F07-128     Document Type: Article

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