Age and growth of the smooth dogfish (Mustelus canis) in the northwest Atlantic Ocean

Fishery Bulletin

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 674-682

  Conrath, Christina L ^a   Gelsleichter, James ^a   Musick, John A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; FISH; GROWTH; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

MUSTELUS CANIS;

EID: 0036806683     PISSN: 00900656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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