Depth distribution and biological characteristics of the European eel Anguilla anguilla in Lough Ennell, Ireland

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 857-871

  Yokouchi, K ^a   Aoyama, J ^a   Miller, M J ^a   McCarthy, T K ^b   Tsukamoto, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Age and growth; Body size; CPUE; Longline; Yellow phase

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY SIZE; ECOSYSTEM; EEL; FEMALE; GONAD; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IRELAND; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX RATIO;

ANGUILLA; ANIMALS; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY SIZE; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; GONADS; IRELAND; POPULATION DENSITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX RATIO;

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA;

EID: 62349099284     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2008.02167.x     Document Type: Article

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