Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) spawn annually but successive cohorts of oocytes develop over 2 years, complicating correct assessment of maturity

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 201-209

  Kennedy, James ^a   Gundersen, Agnes C ^a   Høines, Åge S ^b   Kjesbu, Olav S ^b  

^a Moreforsking   (Norway)

^b INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; BREEDING SEASON; COHORT ANALYSIS; HISTOLOGY; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; SPAWNING; TELEOST; TIMESCALE;

REINHARDTIUS HIPPOGLOSSOIDES;

EID: 79551661999     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: 12057533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F10-149     Document Type: Article

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