Discrepancy between otolith and tag-recovery estimates of growth for two South African surf-zone teleost species

South African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn , Issue 22, 2000, Pages 9-15

  Attwood, C G ^a   Swart, L ^a  

^a MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; GROWTH MODELING; GROWTH RATE; OTOLITH; TAGGING; TELEOST;

SOUTH AFRICA;

CORACINUS CAPENSIS; DICHISTIUS; DICHISTIUS CAPENSIS; LITHOGNATHUS; LITHOGNATHUS LITHOGNATHUS; TELEOSTEI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034442191     PISSN: 02577615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/025776100784125825     Document Type: Article

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