Characterization of Atlantic cod spawning habitat and behavior in Icelandic coastal waters.

The physical habitat used during spawning may potentially be an important factor affecting reproductive output of broadcast spawning marine fishes, particularly for species with complex, substrate-oriented mating systems and behaviors, such as Atlantic cod Gadus morhua. We characterized the habitat...

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Main Authors: Timothy B Grabowski, Kevin M Boswell, Bruce J McAdam, R J David Wells, Guđrún Marteinsdóttir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3517460?pdf=render