Using bone measurements to estimate the original sizes of bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) from digested remains

Fishery Bulletin

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 461-466

  Wood, Anthony D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; BONE; ESTIMATION METHOD; FISH;

POMATOMUS SALTATRIX;

EID: 20444375540     PISSN: 00900656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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