Morphological and genetic seasonal dynamics of European eel Anguilla anguilla recruitment in southern France

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 74, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2047-2068

  Maes, G E ^a   Van Vo, B ^b   Crivelli, A J ^c   Volckaert, F A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Research Institute for Aquaculture   (Viet Nam)

^c STATION BIOLOGIQUE DE LA TOUR DU VALAT   (France)

Author keywords

Allozymes; Genetic diversity; Genetic patchiness; Isolation by time; Oceanic conditions; Pigmentation

Indexed keywords

ISOENZYME;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EEL; FRANCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PIGMENTATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION MIGRATION; SEASON;

ANGUILLA; ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; FRANCE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; ISOENZYMES; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PIGMENTATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASONS;

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA;

EID: 68349144287     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2009.02294.x     Document Type: Article

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