Title: Evidence of a spawning area for the bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus L.) in the eastern Mediterranean
Abstract: Journal of Applied IchthyologyVolume 20, Issue 4 p. 318-320 Evidence of a spawning area for the bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus L.) in the eastern Mediterranean S. Karakulak, S. Karakulak Faculty of Aquatic Products, University of Istanbul, Istanbul, TurkeySearch for more papers by this authorI. Oray, I. Oray Faculty of Aquatic Products, University of Istanbul, Istanbul, TurkeySearch for more papers by this authorA. Corriero, A. Corriero Department of Animal Health and Well-being, University of Bari, Valenzano (BA), ItalySearch for more papers by this authorM. Deflorio, M. Deflorio Department of Animal Health and Well-being, University of Bari, Valenzano (BA), ItalySearch for more papers by this authorN. Santamaria, N. Santamaria Department of Animal Health and Well-being, University of Bari, Valenzano (BA), ItalySearch for more papers by this authorS. Desantis, S. Desantis Department of Animal Health and Well-being, University of Bari, Valenzano (BA), ItalySearch for more papers by this authorG. De Metrio, G. De Metrio Department of Animal Health and Well-being, University of Bari, Valenzano (BA), ItalySearch for more papers by this author S. Karakulak, S. Karakulak Faculty of Aquatic Products, University of Istanbul, Istanbul, TurkeySearch for more papers by this authorI. Oray, I. Oray Faculty of Aquatic Products, University of Istanbul, Istanbul, TurkeySearch for more papers by this authorA. Corriero, A. Corriero Department of Animal Health and Well-being, University of Bari, Valenzano (BA), ItalySearch for more papers by this authorM. Deflorio, M. Deflorio Department of Animal Health and Well-being, University of Bari, Valenzano (BA), ItalySearch for more papers by this authorN. Santamaria, N. Santamaria Department of Animal Health and Well-being, University of Bari, Valenzano (BA), ItalySearch for more papers by this authorS. Desantis, S. Desantis Department of Animal Health and Well-being, University of Bari, Valenzano (BA), ItalySearch for more papers by this authorG. De Metrio, G. De Metrio Department of Animal Health and Well-being, University of Bari, Valenzano (BA), ItalySearch for more papers by this author First published: 28 July 2004 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0426.2004.00561.xCitations: 71 Author's address: Gregorio De Metrio, Department of Animal Health and Welfare, University of Bari, S.P. per Casamassima km. 3, I-70010 Valenzano (BA), Italy. 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