Vertebral size-at-age heterogeneity in gummy shark harvested off southern Australia

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 863-877

  Troynikov, V S ^a   Walker, T I ^a  

^a Marine/Freshwater Resources Inst   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mustelus antarcticus; Stochastic modelling; Vertebra growth heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

MUSTELUS ANTARCTICUS;

EID: 0033119114     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1999.0925     Document Type: Article

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