Reproductive biology of Raja clavata (Elasmobranchii: Rajidae) from Southern Black Sea coast around Turkey

Helgoland Marine Research

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 117-126

  Saglam, Hacer ^a   Ak, Orhan ^b  

^a KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b CENTRAL FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Raja clavata; Reproduction; SE Black Sea; Size at sexual maturity; Thornback ray

Indexed keywords

FECUNDITY; FISH; MATURATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; TRAWLING;

BLACK SEA; TURKEY;

ELASMOBRANCHII; RAJA CLAVATA; RAJIDAE;

EID: 84861736935     PISSN: 1438387X     EISSN: 14383888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10152-011-0252-5     Document Type: Article

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