Age, growth, and latitudinal patterns of two Rajidae species in the northwestern Atlantic: Little skate (Leucoraja erinacea) and winter skate (Leucoraja ocellata)

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1078-1091

  Frisk, Michael G ^a,b   Miller, Thomas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FISH; GROWTH CURVE; GROWTH RATE; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; WEIGHT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHWEST); CANADA; CAPE HATTERAS; HATTERAS ISLAND; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745616504     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F06-005     Document Type: Article

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