Effects of intrapopulation variability on von Bertalanffy growth parameter estimates from equal mark-recapture intervals

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 2025-2032

  Smith, Emily B ^a   Williams, Frederick M ^a   Fisher, Charles R ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0031473215     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjfas-54-9-2025     Document Type: Article

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