Spawning pattern and reproductive strategy of female pouting Trisopterus luscus (Gadidae) on the Galician shelf of north-western Spain

Aquatic Living Resources

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 383-393

  Alonso Fernández, Alexandre ^a   Domínguez Petit, Rosario ^a   Bao, Miguel ^a   Rivas, Cathaysa ^a   Saborido Rey, Fran ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MARINAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atlantic Ocean; Fecundity; Length at maturity; Reproductive strategy; Spawning pattern; Trisopterus luscus

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; CATCH STATISTICS; CONDITION FACTOR; FECUNDITY; FISHERY REGULATION; GADOID; HARVESTING; HISTOLOGY; MATURATION; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SPAWNING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GALICIAN SHELF;

GADIDAE; TRISOPTERUS LUSCUS;

EID: 57349149114     PISSN: 09907440     EISSN: 17652952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/alr:2008059     Document Type: Article

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