Distribution and drift of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) eggs and larvae on the northeast Newfoundland shelf

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 670-685

  Pepin, P ^a   Helbig, J A ^a  

^a FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GADUS MORHUA;

ATLANTIC COD; BIOLOGICAL DRIFT; DRIFT; EGG TRANSPORT; FISH EGGS; FISH LARVAE; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; LARVAL TRANSPORT;

ATLANTIC, NEWFOUNDLAND SHELF;

EID: 85047675301     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f96-317     Document Type: Article

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