A re-examination of the age and growth of sand tiger sharks, Carcharias taurus, in the western North Atlantic: The importance of ageing protocols and use of multiple back-calculation techniques

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 77, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 241-252

  Goldman, Kenneth J ^a   Branstetter, Steven ^b   Musick, John A ^c  

^a ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^b NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Back calculation; Elasmobranch; Growth rate; Life history; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; BONE; ESTIMATION METHOD; GROWTH DETERMINATION; GROWTH RATE; LIFE HISTORY; SEXUAL MATURITY; SHARK;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHWEST);

CARCHARIAS TAURUS; CHONDRICHTHYES; ODONTASPIDIDAE;

EID: 33751244250     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10641-006-9128-y     Document Type: Article

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