Critical threshold size for overwintering sandeels (Ammodytes marinus)

Marine Biology

Volumn 158, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2755-2764

  van Deurs, Mikael ^a,c   Hartvig, Martin ^b   Steffensen, John Fleng ^c  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGY; BODY SIZE; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; DATA SET; EEL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MATURATION; METABOLISM; OVERWINTERING; PREDATION; REPRODUCTIVE COST; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THRESHOLD;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA;

AMMODYTES MARINUS;

EID: 81555197133     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-011-1774-8     Document Type: Article

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