Age, growth, and reproduction of black grouper, Mycteroperca bonaci, in Florida waters

Fishery Bulletin

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 735-753

  Crabtree, Roy E ^a   Bullock, Lewis H ^a  

^a FLORIDA MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISH; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; REPRODUCTION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

UNITED STATES;

MYCTEROPERCA BONACI;

EID: 0031767554     PISSN: 00900656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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