Developments in understanding of fecundity of fish stocks in relation to egg production methods for estimating spawning stock biomass

Fisheries Research

Volumn 117-118, Issue , 2012, Pages 35-47

  Armstrong, Michael J ^a   Witthames, Peter R ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Annual egg production method; Atresia; Daily egg production method; Egg production surveys; Fecundity; Spawning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856430741     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2010.12.028     Document Type: Article

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