Cannibalism of Atlantic cod Gadus morhua larvae and juveniles on first-week larvae

Aquatic Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 113-118

  Puvanendran, Velmurugu ^a,b   Laurel, Benjamin J ^a,c   Brown, Joseph A ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b NOFIMA   (Norway)

^c NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Atlantic cod; Cannibalistic behaviour; Conspecifics; Intra cohort

Indexed keywords

GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 66149141303     PISSN: 18647782     EISSN: 18647790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ab00044     Document Type: Article

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