An improved method for estimating individual growth variability in fish, and the correlation between von Bertalanffy growth parameters

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 424-432

  Pilling, Graham M ^a   Kirkwood, Geoffrey P ^a   Walker, Stephen G ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; GROWTH; ICHTHYOFAUNA; VON BERTALANFFY EQUATION;

LETHRINUS; LETHRINUS MAHSENA;

EID: 0036224942     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f02-022     Document Type: Article

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