Stereological calibration of the profile method to quickly estimate atresia levels in fish

Fisheries Research

Volumn 104, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 8-18

  Kjesbu, Olav Sigurd ^a   Fonn, Merete ^a   Gonzáles, Barbara Dunia ^a   Nilsen, Trygve ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Atresia; Disector method; Fecundity; Profile counting; Vitellogenic oocytes

Indexed keywords

CLUPEA HARENGUS; CLUPEIDAE; GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 77953293979     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2010.03.013     Document Type: Article

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