Validation of back-calculation equations for juvenile bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) with the use of tetracycline-marked otoliths

Fishery Bulletin

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 305-309

  Roemer, Marja E ^a   Oliveira, Kenneth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

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POMATOMUS SALTATRIX;

EID: 34447128918     PISSN: 00900656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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