A procedure to improve confidence in identification of the first annulus in fin-spines of fishes

Fisheries Management and Ecology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 135-137

  Penha, Jerry M F ^a   Mateus, L A F ^a   Petrere Jr , M P ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION;

PISCES;

EID: 2042527664     PISSN: 0969997X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2400.2003.00374.x     Document Type: Article

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