Age under-estimation in New Zealand porbeagle sharks (Lamna nasus): Is there an upper limit to ages that can be determined from shark vertebrae?

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 10-23

  Francis, Malcolm P ^a   Campana, Steven E ^b   Jones, Cynthia M ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

^c OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bomb radiocarbon; Longevity; Maturity; Validation

Indexed keywords

AGE AT MATURITY; AGE DETERMINATION; GROWTH; LONGEVITY; OSTEOLOGY; RADIOCARBON DATING; REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION; SHARK; SIZE AT MATURITY; SKELETON;

CHONDRICHTHYES; LAMNA NASUS; LAMNIDAE;

EID: 33846644988     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF06069     Document Type: Article

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