The study investigates the annual biological cycle of Merlangius merlangus (Gadidae, Gadiformes) in the Northern and Middle Adriatic Sea. Findings revealed: a higher growth rate for females, a reproductive period ranging from November to May, and a size at first sexual maturity of 25 cm for females and 24cm for males at least for 50% of the all specimens examined.
VALLISNERI M., VECCHI A., MANFREDI C. (2004). The biological cycle of Merlangius merlangus (Linneo, 1758) (Osteichthyes, Gadidae) in the Northern and Middle Adriatic Sea. BIOLOGIA MARINA MEDITERRANEA, 11 (2), 652-656.
The biological cycle of Merlangius merlangus (Linneo, 1758) (Osteichthyes, Gadidae) in the Northern and Middle Adriatic Sea.
VALLISNERI, MARIA;MANFREDI, CHIARA
2004
Abstract
The study investigates the annual biological cycle of Merlangius merlangus (Gadidae, Gadiformes) in the Northern and Middle Adriatic Sea. Findings revealed: a higher growth rate for females, a reproductive period ranging from November to May, and a size at first sexual maturity of 25 cm for females and 24cm for males at least for 50% of the all specimens examined.File in questo prodotto:
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