Validity of otoliths and pectoral spines for estimating ages of channel catfish

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 934-942

  Buckmeier, David L ^a   Irwin, Elise R ^b   Betsill, Robert K ^a   Prentice, John A ^a  

^a TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; CYPRINID; ESTIMATION METHOD; OTOLITH;

CATFISH; CYPRINIDAE; ICTALURUS; ICTALURUS PUNCTATUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036678828     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8675(2002)022<0934:VOOAPS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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