Validation of the formation and appearance of annual marks in the otoliths of yellowtail (Trachurus novaezelandiae) and blue mackerel (Scomber australasicus) in New South Wales

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 389-395

  Stewart, John ^a   Ferrell, Douglas J ^a   Andrew, Neil L ^a,b  

^a NSW Fisheries Research Institute   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Ageing

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; GROWTH RATE; OTOLITH;

SCOMBER AUSTRALASICUS; TRACHURUS; TRACHURUS NOVAEZELANDIAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032781985     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF99001     Document Type: Article

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