Spatial and temporal variation in the growth rate of elephantfish (Callorhinchus milii)

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 9-23

  Francis, Malcolm P ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Callorhinchus milii; Elephantfish; GROTAG; Growth; Length frequency analysis; Maturity; MULTIFAN; Tagging

Indexed keywords

ELEPHANTFISH; GROWTH; GROWTH RATE; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPATIO-TEMPORAL VARIABILITY; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

NEW ZEALAND, SOUTH ISLAND;

CALLORHINCHUS MILII;

EID: 0030618850     PISSN: 00288330     EISSN: 11758805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288330.1997.9516741     Document Type: Article

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