Female reproductive biology of the bluemouth Helicolenus dactylopterus dactylopterus: Spawning and fecundity

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 77, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2423-2442

  Munoz M ^a   Dimitriadis, C ^a   Casadevall, M ^a   Vila, S ^a   Delgado, E ^a   Lloret, J ^a   Saborido Rey, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MARINAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atresia; Fecundity; Reproduction; Spawning

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FISH; FOOD INDUSTRY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; OOCYTE; OVIPARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPAIN;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FISHERIES; FISHES; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; OOCYTES; OVIPARITY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPAIN;

DACTYLOPTERUS; HELICOLENUS DACTYLOPTERUS;

EID: 78650048258     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02835.x     Document Type: Article

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