Age composition, growth, reproductive biology, and recruitment of King George whiting, Sillaginodes punctata, in coastal waters of southwestern Australia

Fishery Bulletin

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 258-270

  Hyndes, Glenn A ^a   Platell, Margaret E ^a   Potter, Ian C ^a   Lenanton, Rodney C J ^b  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b WESTERN AUSTRALIAN FISHERIES AND MARINE RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; COASTAL ZONE; GROWTH; RECRUITMENT; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY;

AUSTRALIA, (SOUTHWEST);

SILLAGINODES PUNCTATA;

EID: 0031961531     PISSN: 00900656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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