Otolith chemical composition as a useful tool for sciaenid stock discrimination in the south-western Atlantic

Scientia Marina

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 325-334

  Volpedo, Alejandra V ^a,b,c   Cirelli, Alicia Fernández ^a,b  

^a Universidad de Buenos Aires   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Cynoscion guatucupa; Micropogonias furnieri; Otolith chemical composition; Stock discrimination

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FISH; OTOLITH; STOCK ASSESSMENT; STOCK IDENTIFICATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (SOUTHWEST);

ARGYROSOMUS MACROPHTHALMUS; CYNOSCION GUATUCUPA; MICROPOGONIAS FURNIERI; SCIAENIDAE;

EID: 33746920555     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: 02148358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2006.70n2325     Document Type: Article

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