Demographic patterns of southern bluefin tuna, Thunnus maccoyii, as inferred from direct age data

Fisheries Research

Volumn 83, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 151-161

  Farley, Jessica H ^a   Davis, Tim L O ^a   Gunn, John S ^a   Clear, Naomi P ^a   Preece, Ann L ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Age distribution; Length at age; Sex ratio; Size composition; Southern bluefin tuna

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; LENGTH-FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; OTOLITH; POPULATION MIGRATION; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; TUNA FISHERY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN (NORTHEAST); NEW ZEALAND; PACIFIC OCEAN; TASMAN SEA;

SCOMBRIDAE GEN. SP.; THUNNUS MACCOYII;

EID: 33845724070     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2006.09.006     Document Type: Article

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