Age and growth of Electrona antarctica (Pisces: Myctophidae), the dominant mesopelagic fish of the Southern Ocean

Marine Biology

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 145-158

  Greely, T M ^a   Gartner Jr , J V ^b   Torres, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Saint Petersburg Junior College   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY BUDGET; GROWTH RATE; LONGEVITY; PELAGIC FISH;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

ELECTRONA ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0032936764     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002270050453     Document Type: Article

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