Reproductive biology of blue marlin Makaira nigricans around Yonaguni Island, southwestern Japan

Fisheries Science

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 109-119

  Shimose, Tamaki ^a,b   Fujita, Maki ^a   Yokawa, Kotaro ^b   Saito, Hirokazu ^b   Tachihara, Katsunori ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FAR SEAS FISHERIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Blue marlin; Condition factor; Makaira nigricans; Migration; North Pacific Ocean; Spawning season

Indexed keywords

MAKAIRA NIGRICANS;

EID: 67651100676     PISSN: 09199268     EISSN: 14442906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12562-008-0006-8     Document Type: Article

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