Growth and reproductive biology of tarwhine Rhabdosargus sarba (Sparidae) in eastern Australia

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1111-1123

  Hughes, Julian M ^a   Stewart, John ^a   Kendall, Benjamin W ^a   Gray, Charles A ^a  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Maturity; Minimum legal length; Rudimentary hermaphrodite; Spawning seasonality

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; HERMAPHRODITE; MATURATION; PERCIFORM; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SEASONALITY; SPAWNING;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

RHABDOSARGUS SARBA; SPARIDAE;

EID: 58149094061     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF08102     Document Type: Article

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