Individual growth history of larval Atlantic mackerel is reflected in daily condition indices

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1001-1009

  Robert, Dominique ^a   Pepin, Pierre ^b   Dower, John F ^c   Fortier, Louis ^d  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b NORTHWEST ATLANTIC FISHERIES CENTRE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

feeding; growth; larval fish; otolith microstructure; Scomber scombrus; stomach content

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; ENERGY USE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GROWTH RATE; LARVA; OTOLITH;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 84881046059     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fst011     Document Type: Article

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