Temporal variation in growth of yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) larvae in the Panama Bight, 1990-97

Fishery Bulletin

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-18

  Wexler, Jeanne B ^a   Chow, Seinen ^b   Wakabayashi, Toshie ^c   Nohara, Kenji ^c   Margulies, Daniel ^a  

^a INTER AMERICAN TROPICAL TUNA COMMISSION   (United States)

^b FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FAR SEAS FISHERIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SCOMBRIDAE; THUNNUS ALBACARES; TRAGELAPHUS EURYCERUS;

EID: 34047181013     PISSN: 00900656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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