The unexpected occurrence of late Sardina pilchardus (Walbaum, 1792) (Osteichthyes: Clupeidae) larvae in a temperate estuary

Cahiers de Biologie Marine

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 79-89

  Morais, Pedro ^a   Faria, Ana ^a,b   Chícharo, Maria Alexandra ^a   Chícharo, Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE PSICOLOGIA APLICADA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Distribution record; Guadiana estuary; Late larvae; Migration strategies; Sardina pilchardus

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CLUPEOID; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; INFLOW; LARVA; LIFE CYCLE; MIGRATION; RECONSTRUCTION; SALINITY; SAMPLING; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; TRAWLING; ZOOPLANKTON;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GUADIANA ESTUARY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

CARNIVORA; CLUPEIDAE; OSTEICHTHYES; SARDINA PILCHARDUS;

EID: 64949152240     PISSN: 00079723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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