Age and growth estimates of the winter skate (Leucoraja ocellata) in the western Gulf of Maine

Fishery Bulletin

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 405-413

  Sulikowski, James A ^a   Morin, Michael D ^a   Suk, Seung H ^a   Howell, W Huntting ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; FLATFISH; GROWTH CURVE; VON BERTALANFFY EQUATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

LEUCORAJA; LEUCORAJA OCELLATA; PLEURONECTIFORMES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037501293     PISSN: 00900656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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