Does increased information about reproductive potential result in better prediction of recruitment?

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1361-1368

  Morgan, M Joanne ^a   Perez Rodriguez, Alfonso ^b   Saborido Rey, Fran ^b  

^a FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MARINAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE AT MATURITY; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; EGG PRODUCTION; FLATFISH; GADOID; PREDICTION; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL; SEX RATIO; STOCK ASSESSMENT;

ARCTIC; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHWEST); CANADA; FLEMISH CAP; GRAND BANKS; GREENLAND; NEWFOUNDLAND; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR;

GADUS MORHUA; HIPPOGLOSSOIDES PLATESSOIDES; REINHARDTIUS HIPPOGLOSSOIDES;

EID: 80052063326     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: 12057533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f2011-049     Document Type: Article

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