Beach and demersal spawning in capelin (Mallotus villosus) on the northeast Newfoundland coast: Egg developmental rates and mortality

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 248-256

  Penton, P M ^a   Davoren, Gail K ^a   Montevecchi, W A ^b   Andrews, D W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEACH; DEMERSAL FISH; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FISH; FITNESS; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MORTALITY; OXYGEN; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SITE SELECTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SPAWNING; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

CANADA; NEWFOUNDLAND; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR;

MALLOTUS (FISH); MALLOTUS VILLOSUS;

EID: 84856524472     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: 14803283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z11-132     Document Type: Article

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