Sexual difference in the migration pattern of blue marlin, Makaira nigricans, related to spawning and feeding activities in the western and central North Pacific Ocean

Bulletin of Marine Science

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 231-249

  Shimose, Tamaki ^a,b,c   Yokawa, Kotaro ^b   Saito, Hirokazu ^b   Tachihara, Katsunori ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FAR SEAS FISHERIES   (Japan)

^c FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; BREEDING SITE; FEEDING; MIGRATION; PERCIFORM; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SPAWNING; STOMACH CONTENT;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

MAKAIRA NIGRICANS;

EID: 84861427257     PISSN: 00074977     EISSN: 15536955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5343/bms.2011.1025     Document Type: Article

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