Age and growth of the blue stingray Dasyatis chrysonota chrysonota from the South-Eastern Cape coast of South Africa

South African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn , Issue 18, 1997, Pages 31-38

  Cowley, P D ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; FISH; GROWTH; VON BERTALANFFY EQUATION;

SOUTH AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; CHONDRICHTHYES; DASYATIS CHRYSONOTA; DASYATIS CHRYSONOTA CHRYSONOTA; DASYATIS PASTINACA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031370946     PISSN: 02577615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/025776197784161054     Document Type: Article

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