Investigation of the geographical origin and migration of anchovy Engraulis japonicus in Tachibana Bay, Japan: A stable isotope approach

Fisheries Research

Volumn 102, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 217-220

  Tanaka, Hiroshige ^a   Ohshimo, Seiji ^a   Takagi, Nobuo ^b   Ichimaru, Toshio ^b  

^a FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

^b NAGASAKI PREFECTURAL INSTITUTE OF FISHERIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anchovy; Migration; Stable isotope

Indexed keywords

ENGRAULIDAE; ENGRAULIS JAPONICUS;

EID: 73449147277     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2009.11.002     Document Type: Article

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