Assessment of condition in pejerrey Odontesthes bonariensis (Atheriniformes: Atherinopsidae) populations: Which index works best?

Neotropical Ichthyology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 439-446

  Baigún, Claudio R M ^a   Colautti, Darío C ^a   Grosman, Fabian ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOTECNOLÓGICAS   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL CENTRO DE LA PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Fish plumpness; Fishery management; Pampean lakes

Indexed keywords

ATHERINIFORMES; ATHERINOPSIDAE; ODONTESTHES BONARIENSIS;

EID: 71449097570     PISSN: 16796225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1679-62252009000300011     Document Type: Article

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