Population structure and reproductive patterns of the NW Mediterranean deep-sea macrourid Trachyrincus scabrus (Rafinesque, 1810)

Marine Biology

Volumn 159, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1885-1896

  Fernandez Arcaya, U ^a   Recasens, L ^a   Murua, H ^b   Ramirez Llodra, E ^a   Rotllant, G ^c   Company, J B ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b MARINE RESEARCH DIVISION   (Spain)

^c IRTA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DATA SET; DEEP SEA; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FECUNDITY; FISH; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REPRODUCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (NORTHWEST);

MACROURIDAE; TRACHYRINCUS SCABRUS;

EID: 84865829213     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-012-1976-8     Document Type: Article

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