The reproductive cycle, size at maturity and fecundity of garfish (Belone belone, L. 1761) in the eastern Adriatic Sea

Helgoland Marine Research

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 435-444

  Zorica, B ^a   Sinovcic G ^a   Keč, V Čikeš ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY AND FISHERIES   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Batch fecundity; Length at maturity; Sex ratio; Spawning season

Indexed keywords

DOMINANCE; FECUNDITY; FISH; MATURATION; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; SEX RATIO; SPAWNING; SPAWNING POPULATION;

ADRIATIC SEA; CROATIA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

BELONE BELONE;

EID: 81155138243     PISSN: 1438387X     EISSN: 14383888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10152-010-0233-0     Document Type: Article

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