Reproductive biology of the banded guitarfish, Zapteryx exasperata, from the Gulf of California, México

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1655-1662

  Blanco Parra, María Del Pilar ^a   Márquez Farías, J Fernando ^b,d   Galván Magan̂a, Felipe ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE SINALOA   (Mexico)

^c INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE LA PESCA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Fisheries management; Reproductive cycle; Rhinobatidae; Size at maturity

Indexed keywords

ARTISANAL FISHERY; BODY SIZE; COPULATION; FECUNDITY; FISH; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; HISTOLOGY; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; SEX RATIO; SIZE AT MATURITY;

GULF OF CALIFORNIA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; PACIFIC OCEAN;

RHINOBATIDAE; ZAPTERYX EXASPERATA;

EID: 77953614432     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315409990348     Document Type: Article

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