Long-term changes in distribution and demographic composition of thornback ray, Raja clavata, in the northern and central Adriatic Sea

Journal of Applied Ichthyology

Volumn 25, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 40-46

  Krstulović Šifner, Svjetlana ^a   Vrgoc N ^a   Dadic V ^a   Isajlovic I ^a   Peharda, M ^a   Piccinetti, C ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY AND FISHERIES   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

RAJA CLAVATA;

EID: 72449131501     PISSN: 01758659     EISSN: 14390426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0426.2008.01204.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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