The model-free analysis of growth curves

Marine Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 491-500

  Aldrich, John Carlson ^a   Lawler, Ian F ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Derivatives; Graphical methods; Growth curves

Indexed keywords

PECTEN MAXIMUS; BIVALVIA;

GRAPHICAL METHODS; GROWTH CURVE; GROWTH CURVES; MODEL-FREE ANALYSIS; SCALLOP;

EID: 0030513122     PISSN: 01739565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0485.1996.tb00522.x     Document Type: Article

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