Reproductive interactions between fugitive farmed and wild Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) in the field

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1221-1231

  Meager, Justin J ^a,b   Skjæraasen, Jon Egil ^a   Fernö, Anders ^a   Løkkeborg, Svein ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COURTSHIP; GADOID; GADOID FISHERY; HYBRIDIZATION; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SPAWNING GROUND; TAGGING; WILD POPULATION;

GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 77955954664     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: 12057533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F10-066     Document Type: Article

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