Why are migrating male shortfinned eels (Anguilla australis) in Lake Ellesmere, New Zealand, getting smaller but not younger?
Lake Ellesmere is a large coastal lake in the South Island of New Zealand which supports important commercial fisheries for both feeding and migratory shortfinned eels Anguilla australis. Over the past 50 years, the sex distribution of migratory eels in the lake has changed from a dominance by femal...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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EDP Sciences
1998-04-01
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Series: | Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/kmae:1998039 |