Preliminary study of vertebral growth rings in the whale shark, Rhincodon typus, from the east coast of South Africa

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 441-451

  Wintner, Sabine P ^a  

^a Natal Sharks Board   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Age; Vertebra; X radiography

Indexed keywords

GROWTH DETERMINATION; RADIOGRAPHY; SHARK;

INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 0034474406     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026564707027     Document Type: Article

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