An otolith microchemistry study of possible relationships between the origins of leptocephali of European eels in the Sargasso Sea and the continental destinations and relative migration success of glass eels

Ecology of Freshwater Fish

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 627-637

  Martin, J ^a   Daverat, F ^a   Pecheyran C ^b   Als, T D ^c   Feunteun, E ^d   Reveillac E ^d  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE PAU ET DES PAYS DE L'ADOUR   (France)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^d MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Anguilla anguilla; Laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry; Otolith microchemistry; Spawning events

Indexed keywords

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA;

EID: 78349262750     PISSN: 09066691     EISSN: 16000633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0633.2010.00444.x     Document Type: Article

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