Age determination and growth of the night shark (Carcharhinus signatus) off the northeastern Brazilian coast

Fishery Bulletin

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 156-167

  Santana, Francisco M ^a   Lessa, Rosangela ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; GROWTH RATE; SHARK; VON BERTALANFFY EQUATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (SOUTHWEST);

CARCHARHINUS; CARCHARHINUS SIGNATUS; CHONDRICHTHYES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 1542319762     PISSN: 00900656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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