Characteristics and vertical distribution of atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) eggs in the northern Gulf of St. Lawrence, and the possible effect of cold water temperature on recruitment

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 211-223

  Ouellet, Patrick ^a  

^a MAURICE LAMONTAGNE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GADUS MORHUA;

COD; COLD WATER; DISTRIBUTION; EGG DISTRIBUTION; EGGS; RECRUITMENT; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

GULF OF ST LAWRENCE;

EID: 85047675991     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f96-297     Document Type: Article

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