Maturity of skates in Northeast United States waters

Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fishery Science

Volumn 35, Issue , 2005, Pages 141-153

  Sosebee, Katherine A ^a  

^a NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Growth; Life history; Maturity; Morphometry; Size; Skates

Indexed keywords

FISH; GROWTH; LIFE HISTORY; MORPHOMETRY; SIZE AT MATURITY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CRUSTACEA; DIPTURUS LAEVIS; ENTEROBACTER; LEUCORAJA GARMANI;

EID: 24744440101     PISSN: 02506408     EISSN: 18131859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2960/j.v35.m499     Document Type: Article

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