New functions for the analysis of two-phase growth of juvenile and adult fishes, with application to nile perch

Transactions of the American Fisheries Society

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 1992, Pages 486-493

  Soriano, Mina ^a,d   Moreau, Jacques ^b   Hoenig, John M ^c   Pauly, Daniel ^a  

^a World Fish Center Makati City   (Philippines)

^b Department of Inland Fisheries ^*  (France)

^c FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

^d Mina Soriano Bartz ^*  (United States)

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EID: 0000188755     PISSN: 00028487     EISSN: 15488659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8659(1992)121[0486:NFFTAO]2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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