Population parameters of the smooth lantern shark, Etmopterus pusillus, in southern Portugal (NE Atlantic)

Fisheries Research

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 42-57

  Coelho, Rui ^a   Erzini, Karim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Age and growth; Elasmobranch; Fecundity; Fisheries management; Population dynamics; Reproduction; Species conservation

Indexed keywords

CHONDRICHTHYES; ETMOPTERUS PUSILLUS; SQUALIDAE;

EID: 34250835558     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2007.04.006     Document Type: Article

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