Reproductive biology of two macrourid fish, Nezumia aequalis and Coelorinchus mediterraneus, inhabiting the NW Mediterranean continental margin (400-2000m)

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 92, Issue , 2013, Pages 63-72

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

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b IRTA   (Spain)

^c MARINE RESEARCH DIVISION   (Spain)

^d SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Deep sea; Fecundity; Macrourid fish; NW Mediterranean; Reproduction; Spermatogenesis

Indexed keywords

DEEP SEA; FECUNDITY; NW MEDITERRANEAN; REPRODUCTION; SPERMATOGENESIS;

FISH;

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DEEP SEA; FECUNDITY; FISH; REGRESSION; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SPAWNING; WINTER;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CATALONIA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SPAIN;

COELORINCHUS; MACROURIDAE; NEZUMIA AEQUALIS;

EID: 84878988442     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2013.03.003     Document Type: Article

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