Interpopulation comparison of growth patterns of 14 fish species on Faroe Bank: Are all fishes on the bank fast-growing?

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 453-475

  Magnussen, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FAROE ISLANDS   (Faroe Islands)

Author keywords

Age at maturity; Cross system comparison; Growth; Growth performance index; Life history traits; Von Bertalanffy growth equation

Indexed keywords

MARTES PENNANTI; PISCES;

EID: 34547199418     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2007.01502.x     Document Type: Article

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