Ontogenetic and temporal variability in the fat content and fatty acid composition of Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) from the Bay of Fundy, Canada

Fishery Bulletin

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 113-122

  Lane, Hillary A ^a,b   Westgate, Andrew J ^a,b   Koopman, Heather N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^b Grand Manan Whale and Seabird Research Station   (Canada)

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CLUPEA HARENGUS;

EID: 78751474724     PISSN: 00900656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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