Age, growth, and mortality of bonefish, Albula vulpes, from the waters of the Florida keys

Fishery Bulletin

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 442-451

  Crabtree, Roy E ^a   Harnden, Christopher W ^a   Snodgrass, Derke ^a   Stevens, Connie ^a  

^a FLORIDA MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBULA VULPES;

AGE; BONEFISH; GROWTH; LIFE HISTORY; MORTALITY;

USA, FLORIDA, FLORIDA KEYS;

EID: 0029660128     PISSN: 00900656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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