Advances in herring biology: From simple to complex, coping with plasticity and adaptability

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 66, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1688-1695

  Geffen, Audrey J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adaptability; Clupea harengus; Larval biology; Parental effects; Plasticity; Population mixing; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; CLUPEOID; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; LIFE HISTORY; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; METABOLISM; NUTRITION; REPRODUCTION; STOCK ASSESSMENT;

CLUPEA HARENGUS; CLUPEIDAE;

EID: 69249230914     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsp028     Document Type: Article

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