Growth-dependent age estimation in herring (Clupea harengus L.) larvae

Fisheries Research

Volumn 46, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 91-103

  Folkvord, Arild ^a   Blom, Geir ^a   Johannessen, Arne ^a   Moksness, Erlend ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Alizarin; Allometry; Fluctuating asymmetry; Growth characterisation; Increment deposition rate; Marking; Otolith; Size correlation; Validation

Indexed keywords

CLUPEA HARENGUS;

EID: 0034076163     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-7836(00)00136-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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