Age and growth of the bonnethead shark, Sphyrna tiburo, from northwest Florida, with comments on clinal variation

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 331-341

  Carlson, John K ^a,b   Parsons, Glenn R ^b  

^a SOUTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Ageing; Cline; Early growth; Elasmobranchs; Life history

Indexed keywords

AGE; BONNETHEAD SHARK; CLINAL VARIATION; FISH BIOLOGY; GROWTH;

USA, FLORIDA;

SPHYRNA TIBURO;

EID: 0030804205     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007342203214     Document Type: Article

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