Age and growth rate of juvenile bluefin tuna Thunnus thynnus from the Mediterranean Sea (Sicily, Italy)

Scientia Marina

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 241-249

  La Mesa, Mario ^a   Sinopoli, Mauro ^b   Andaloro, Franco ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b ICRAM   (Italy)

Author keywords

Age and growth; Bluefin tuna; Mediterranean Sea; Otoliths

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; BYCATCH; ESTIMATION METHOD; GROWTH RATE; OTOLITH; PERCIFORM;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SICILY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

CORYPHAENIDAE; PISCES; SARDA SARDA; SCOMBRIDAE GEN. SP.; THUNNUS THYNNUS;

EID: 27444436535     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2005.69n2241     Document Type: Article

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