Ratio estimation of mortality using catch curves

Fisheries Research

Volumn 27, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 61-67

  Jensen, A L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Catch curve; Mortality; Ratio estimate; Sample size; Sampling

Indexed keywords

CATCH STATISTICS; MORTALITY; RATIO ESTIMATE; SAMPLE SIZE;

EID: 0030153469     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-7836(95)00468-8     Document Type: Article

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