Sex ratios, size at sexual maturity, and spawning seasonality of dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) captured in the Gulf of Tehuantepec, Mexico

Fisheries Research

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 207-216

  Alejo Plata, Carmen ^a   Díaz Jaimes, Píndaro ^b   Salgado Ugarte, Isaías H ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL MAR   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Artisanal fishery; Coryphaena hippurus; Fecundity; Gulf Tehuantepec; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

CORYPHAENA HIPPURUS; CORYPHAENIDAE;

EID: 79955953487     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2011.04.008     Document Type: Article

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