Seasonal and ontogenic migrations of meagre (Argyrosomus regius) determined by otolith geochemical signatures

Fisheries Research

Volumn 127-128, Issue , 2012, Pages 154-165

  Morales Nin, B ^a   Geffen, A J ^b   Perez Mayol S ^a   Palmer, M ^a   Gonzalez Quiros R ^c   Grau, A ^d  

^a INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c INSTITUTO ESPAÑOL DE OCEANOGRAFÍA   (Spain)

^d LIMIA Laboratori d'Investigacions Marines I Aqüicultura   (Spain)

Author keywords

Argyrosomus regius; Migratory behaviour; NE Atlantic; Otolith elemental variation

Indexed keywords

ARGYROSOMUS REGIUS;

EID: 84862757282     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2012.02.012     Document Type: Article

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