Size at sexual maturity of bigeye tuna Thunnus obesus (Perciformes: Scombridae) in the Tropical waters: A comparative analysis

Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 151-158

  Guoping, Zhu ^a,b   Xiaojie, Dai ^a,b   Liming, Song ^a,b   Liuxiong, Xu ^a,b  

^a SHANGHAI OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

Bigeye tuna; Reproduction; Size at sexual maturity; Thunnus obesus

Indexed keywords

PERCIFORMES; SCOMBRIDAE; THUNNUS OBESUS;

EID: 79952687456     PISSN: 13032712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4194/trjfas.2011.0119     Document Type: Article

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