Accuracy and precision of age estimation of crappies

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 423-428

  Ross, Jeff R ^a   Crosby, Jeffery D ^a   Kosa, Jarrad T ^b  

^a KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES   (United States)

^b U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ESTIMATION METHOD;

POMOXIS; POMOXIS ANNULARIS; POMOXIS NIGROMACULATUS;

EID: 20444496557     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M04-083.1     Document Type: Article

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