Photoperiodism in Fishes

Photoperiodism: The Biological Calendar

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Borg, Bertil ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fish reproduction; Fishes; Migration; Photoperiodism; Seasonal cycles

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920751030     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195335903.003.0015     Document Type: Chapter

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