A histological study of maturity in male goldlined seabream Rhabdosargus sarba (Forskål, 1775) in the Oman Sea

Journal of Applied Ichthyology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 892-897

  Ibrahim, F S ^a   Goddard, J S ^b   Ambu Ali, A ^b   Rana, K J ^c,d  

^a Ministry of Fisheries Wealth   (Oman)

^b SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^d STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

RHABDOSARGUS SARBA;

EID: 78449258245     PISSN: 01758659     EISSN: 14390426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0426.2010.01508.x     Document Type: Article

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