External morphology of European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) related to sexual dimorphism;Eşeye Baǧlı Olarak Levrek (Dicentrarchus labrax) Balıklarında gözlenen morfolojik farklılıklar

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 255-263

  Çoban, Deniz ^a   Yildirim, Şükrü ^b   Okan Kamaci, H ^b   Suzer, Cüneyt ^b   Saka, Şahin ^b   Firat, Kürşat ^b  

^a ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Dicentrarchus labrax; European seabass; External morphology; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

BODY SHAPE; BODY SIZE; FISH; MATURATION; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRY; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SPAWNING;

DICENTRARCHUS LABRAX;

EID: 79952369908     PISSN: 13000179     EISSN: 13036114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3906/zoo-0810-3     Document Type: Article

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