Reproductive biology of female Pacific bluefin tuna, Thunnus orientalis, in the Sea of Japan

Fisheries Research

Volumn 174, Issue , 2016, Pages 30-39

  Okochi, Yumi ^a,b   Abe, Osamu ^a   Tanaka, Sho ^c   Ishihara, Yukio ^d   Shimizu, Akio ^b,e  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FAR SEAS FISHERIES   (Japan)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Tottori Prefectural Fisheries Experimental Station   (Japan)

^e FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fecundity; Maturity; Sea of Japan; Spawning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84940738784     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2015.08.020     Document Type: Article

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