Seasonal patterns of winter flounder pseudopleuronectes americanus abundance and reproductive condition on the New York bight continental shelf

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 74, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1508-1524

  Wuenschel, M J ^a,c   Able, K W ^a   Byrne, D ^b  

^a Rutgers University   (United States)

^b NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION   (United States)

^c NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Condition factor; Energy allocation; Gonado somatic index; Habitat; Hepato somatic index; Spawning seasonality

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; FLOUNDER; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION MIGRATION; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; UNITED STATES;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; FLOUNDER; MALE; NEW YORK; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS;

PLEURONECTOIDEI; PSEUDOPLEURONECTES AMERICANUS;

EID: 65449148299     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2009.02217.x     Document Type: Article

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