The effect of length frequency ranges on the back-calculated lengths of roach, Rutilus rutilus (L.)

Fisheries Research

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 21-29

  Horppila, Jukka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Back calculation; Body scale sample; Length range; Roach; Rutilus rutilus

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033986212     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-7836(99)00099-5     Document Type: Article

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