Rapid changes in growth, condition, size and age of small pelagic fish in the Mediterranean

Marine Biology

Volumn 161, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1809-1822

  Van Beveren, Elisabeth ^a   Bonhommeau, Sylvain ^a   Fromentin, Jean Marc ^a   Bigot, Jean Louis ^a   Bourdeix, Jean Hervé ^a   Brosset, Pablo ^a,b   Roos, David ^a   Saraux, Claire ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

^b UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; OTOLITH; PELAGIC FISH;

GULF OF LION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ENGRAULIDAE; ENGRAULIS ENCRASICOLUS; SARDINA PILCHARDUS; SPRATTUS SPRATTUS;

EID: 85027950254     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-014-2463-1     Document Type: Article

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