Field validation of annular growth rings in the American eel, Anguilla rostrata, using tetracycline-marked otoliths

Fishery Bulletin

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 186-189

  Oliveira, Kenneth ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGUILLA ROSTRATA;

EID: 0030052221     PISSN: 00900656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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