The Length-Weight Relationship and Seasonal Cycle in Gonad Weight and Condition in the Perch (Perca fluviatilis)

1951/11/01 by E. D. Le Cren · 4,274 citations
Environmental Science · #Anatomy #Animal science #Biology #Body weight #Ecology #Endocrinology #Fish <Actinopterygii> #Fish Ecology and Management Studies #Fishery #Gonad #Perch #Seasonality #Zoology

paper · doi:10.2307/1540

published in Journal of Animal Ecology 20(2), 201 (Wiley)

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