A simplified method to estimate body growth parameters of the European eel Anguilla anguilla

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 978-984

  Melia P ^a   Crivelli, A J ^b   Durif, C ^c   Poole, R ^d   Bevacqua, D ^e  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b STATION BIOLOGIQUE DE LA TOUR DU VALAT   (France)

^c INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^d NEWPORT CORPORATION   (United States)

^e Domaine Saint Paul   (France)

Author keywords

Growth curves; Length at age; Sexual dimorphism; Somatic growth variation

Indexed keywords

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA;

ANGUILLA (FISH); ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; FEMALE; GROWTH CURVES; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LENGTH AT AGE; MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SOMATIC GROWTH VARIATION;

GROWTH CURVES; LENGTH AT AGE; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SOMATIC GROWTH VARIATION;

ANGUILLA; ANIMALS; FEMALE; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84907626751     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12486     Document Type: Article

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