Juvenile nursery colonization patterns for the European flounder (Platichthys flesus): A latitudinal approach

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 84, Issue , 2013, Pages 61-69

  Martinho, Filipe ^a   Van der Veer, Henk W ^b   Cabral, Henrique N ^c   Pardal, Miguel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Countergradient growth compensation; European flounder; Latitudinal variations; Metamorphosis; Otolith microstructure analysis; Spawning

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; COMPENSATION; FLATFISH; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; JUVENILE; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; METAMORPHOSIS; MICROSTRUCTURE; NURSERY GROUND; OTOLITH; SPAWNING; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TRAWLING;

ATLANTIC COAST [EUROPE]; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BRETAGNE; COIMBRA [PORTUGAL]; FRANCE; HORDALAND; ILLE ET VILAINE; MONDEGO ESTUARY; NORTH SEA; NORWAY; PORTUGAL; SORFJORDEN; VILAINE ESTUARY; WADDEN SEA;

PLATICHTHYS FLESUS; PLEURONECTOIDEI;

EID: 84887189007     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2013.07.014     Document Type: Article

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