Age and growth of the European catfish (Silurus glanis) in a Turkish Reservoir and comparison with introduced populations

Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 283-294

  Alp, Ahmet ^a   Kara, Cemil ^a   Üçkardeş, Fatih ^a   Carol, Joaquim ^b   García Berthou, Emili ^c  

^a KAHRAMANMARAS SUTCU IMAM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Minuartia Estudis Ambientals   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Freshwater fish; Growth models; Invasive species; Life history

Indexed keywords

AGE; FISH; GROWTH MODELING; INVASIVE SPECIES; LENGTH-WEIGHT RELATIONSHIP; LIFE HISTORY; POPULATION ESTIMATION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RESERVOIR; SEX RATIO; SIZE STRUCTURE;

TURKEY;

SILURUS GLANIS;

EID: 79956085994     PISSN: 09603166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11160-010-9168-4     Document Type: Article

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