Reproductive pattern of an exploited dusky grouper Epinephelus marginatus (Lowe 1834) (Pisces: Serranidae) population in the western Mediterranean

Scientia Marina

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 523-537

  Reñones, Olga ^a   Grau, Amalia ^b   Mas, Xavier ^a   Riera, Francesc ^b   Saborido Rey, Fran ^c  

^a Centro Oceanográfico de Baleares   (Spain)

^b LIMIA DG Pesca   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MARINAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Epinephelus marginatus; Fecundity; Maturity; Mediterranean; Sex change; Spawning

Indexed keywords

FECUNDITY; FISH; HISTOLOGY; MATURATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION SIZE; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; SPAWNING POPULATION; SPRING (SEASON); SUMMER;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (WEST);

EPINEPHELUS MARGINATUS; PISCES; SERRANIDAE;

EID: 77956126005     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: 18868134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2010.74n3523     Document Type: Article

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