Age and growth of the blue shark (Prionace glauca) in the North Atlantic Ocean

Fishery Bulletin

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 627-639

  Skomal, Gregory B ^a   Natanson, Lisa J ^b  

^a Martha's Vineyard Research Station   (United States)

^b NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; GROWTH RATE; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; OSTEOLOGY; SHARK; VON BERTALANFFY EQUATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH);

CHONDRICHTHYES; PRIONACE GLAUCA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 1342268137     PISSN: 00900656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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