Changes in growth of juvenile southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii): An analysis of length-frequency data from the Australian fishery

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 143-154

  Leigh, George M ^a   Hearn, William S ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH RATE; LENGTH-FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; TUNA FISHERY;

AUSTRALIA;

THUNNUS ALBACORES; THUNNUS MACOYII;

EID: 0034036955     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF99029     Document Type: Article

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