Age, growth and maturity of the roundel skate, Raja texana, from the Gulf of Mexico, USA

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 41-53

  Sulikowski, James A ^a,d   Irvine, Sarah B ^b   DeValerio, Kate C ^a   Carlson, John K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b The Atrium ^*  (Australia)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Elasmobranch; Marginal increments; Rajiformes; Shell gland; Spermatocyst

Indexed keywords

AGE AT MATURITY; AGE DETERMINATION; GROWTH RATE; LIFE HISTORY; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SIZE AT MATURITY; VON BERTALANFFY EQUATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

RAJA TEXANA; RAJIFORMES;

EID: 33846607368     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF06048     Document Type: Article

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