Reproductive biology of albacore Thunnus alalunga

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 119-136

  Chen, K S ^a   Crone, P R ^b   Hsu, C C ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Batch fecundity; North Pacific; Oogenesis; Sexual maturity; Spawning frequency; Spermatogenesis.

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GONAD; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; PACIFIC OCEAN; PHILIPPINES; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL MATURATION; TAIWAN; TUNA;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GONADS; MALE; PACIFIC OCEAN; PHILIPPINES; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL MATURATION; TAIWAN; TUNA;

THUNNUS ALALUNGA;

EID: 77954779184     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02662.x     Document Type: Article

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