Contrasting development and delivery of realised fecundity in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) stocks from cold and warm waters

Fisheries Research

Volumn 138, Issue , 2013, Pages 128-138

  Witthames, Peter Robin ^a   Armstrong, Michael ^a   Thorsen, Anders ^b   Solemdal, Per ^b   Kjesbu, Olav Sigurd ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cod; Realised fecundity; Spawning duration

Indexed keywords

GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 84871819904     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2012.08.016     Document Type: Article

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