Age and growth of black marlin, Makaira indica, in east coast Australian waters

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 307-314

  Speare, Peter ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; FISH; GROWTH CURVE; LENGTH-FREQUENCY ANALYSIS;

AUSTRALIA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

ISTIOPHORIDAE; MAKAIRA INDICA; MAKAIRA NIGRICANS; SAGITTA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0141561944     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF01277     Document Type: Conference Paper

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