Estimating the importance of maternal age, size, and spawning experience to recruitment of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)

Biological Conservation

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 477-487

  Palakovich Carr, Julie ^a   Kaufman, Les ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY MARINE PROGRAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Atlantic cod; Fisheries policies; Maternal effects; Recruitment; Slot size; Stock rebuilding

Indexed keywords

AGE AT RECRUITMENT; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; BREEDING POPULATION; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; FISHERY POLICY; GADOID; POPULATION MODELING; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY; SPAWNING; SPECIES CONSERVATION; STOCK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL;

GADUS MORHUA; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 58749098037     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2008.10.004     Document Type: Article

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