Age structure and growth in a large teleost, Cheilinus undulatus, with a review of size distribution in labrid fishes

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 318, Issue , 2006, Pages 237-246

  Choat, J H ^a   Davies, C R ^a,b   Ackerman, J L ^a,c   Mapstone, B D ^a,d  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c BUREAU OF RURAL SCIENCES   (Australia)

^d ANTARCTIC CLIMATE AND ECOSYSTEMS COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Age based demography; Cheilinus undulatus; Fishing effects; Growth rates; Labrid size distribution; Maximum age; Size distribution; Validation

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; GROWTH RATE; MORTALITY; OTOLITH; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TELEOST;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

CHEILINUS UNDULATUS; LABRIDAE; PISCES; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 33748424433     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps318237     Document Type: Article

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