Regional variability in reproductive traits of European hake Merluccius merluccius L. populations

Fisheries Research

Volumn 104, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 64-72

  Korta, Maria ^a   Domínguez Petit, Rosario ^b   Murua, Hilario ^a   Saborido Rey, Francisco ^b  

^a MARINE RESEARCH DIVISION   (Spain)

^b Eduardo Cabello 6 ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Energy allocation; European hake stocks; Region; Reproductive variables

Indexed keywords

MERLUCCIUS MERLUCCIUS;

EID: 77953290434     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2009.03.007     Document Type: Article

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