Are morphometric indices accurate indicators of stored energy in herring Clupea harengus?

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 913-929

  Davidson, D ^a   Marshall, C T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Condition; Fat; Fatmeter; Fulton's K

Indexed keywords

CLUPEA HARENGUS; CLUPEIDAE;

EID: 77951660783     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02546.x     Document Type: Article

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