Length at first maturity of two species of lantern sharks (Etmopterus spinax and Etmopterus pusillus) off southern Portugal

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1163-1165

  Coelho, Rui ^a   Erzini, Karim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISHING MORTALITY; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SHARK; SIZE AT MATURITY;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

CHONDRICHTHYES; ETMOPTERUS PUSILLUS; ETMOPTERUS SPINAX;

EID: 26444519905     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315405012245     Document Type: Article

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