Fine-scale temporal and spatial distributions of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) on a western Gulf of maine spawning ground

Fisheries Research

Volumn 141, Issue , 2013, Pages 31-43

  Siceloff, Laughlin ^a   Howell, W Huntting ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic telemetry; Atlantic cod; Spawning aggregation; Spawning behavior; Tracking

Indexed keywords

GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 84877001274     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2012.04.001     Document Type: Article

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