Growth, population age structure, and aspects of the reproductive biology of snowy grouper, Epinephelus niveatus, off North Carolina and South Carolina

Fishery Bulletin

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 199-218

  Wyanski, David M ^a   White, D Byron ^a   Barans, Charles A ^a  

^a MARINE RESOURCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; GROWTH RATE; LONGLINING; PERCIFORM; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EPINEPHELUS NIVEATUS;

EID: 0034001385     PISSN: 00900656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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