Fecundity estimation by oocyte packing density formulae in determinate and indeterminate spawners: Theoretical considerations and applications

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 188-196

  Kurita, Yutaka ^a   Kjesbu, Olav S ^b  

^a FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Auto diametric Method; Determinate Spawner; Fecundity; Indeterminate Spawner; Northern Atlantic; Northern Pacific

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; CLUPEOID; FECUNDITY; FLATFISH; MATURATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPAWNING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN;

CLUPEA HARENGUS; PARALICHTHYS OLIVACEUS; PLEURONECTOIDEI;

EID: 59149099922     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2008.10.010     Document Type: Article

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