Contrasts between spawning times of Anguilla species estimated from larval sampling at sea and from otolith analysis of recruiting glass eels

Marine Biology

Volumn 155, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 249-262

  McCleave, James D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; COASTAL WATER; EEL; ESTIMATION METHOD; LIFE HISTORY; OTOLITH; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SAMPLING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPAWNING;

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA; ANGUILLA JAPONICA; ANGUILLA ROSTRATA; ANGUILLIDAE;

EID: 49849091205     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-008-1026-8     Document Type: Review

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