Predicting biomass of Atlantic salmon from morphometric lateralmeasurements

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 469-482

  Beddow, T A ^a   Ross, L G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

biomass; morphometrics; Salmo salar; salmon; truss

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; ATLANTIC SALMON; BIOMASS; BIOMASS PREDICTION; FISH CULTURE; MORPHOMETRICS;

SALMO SALAR;

EID: 0030222715     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1996.0173     Document Type: Article

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