Current status and review of freshwater fish aging procedures used by state and provincial fisheries agencies with recommendations for future directions

Fisheries

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 329-340

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ESOCIDAE; ICTALURIDAE; LEPOMIS; MICROPTERUS; MORONIDAE; PERCIDAE; PERCIFORMES; POMOXIS; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 34848891818     PISSN: 03632415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8446(2007)32[329:CSAROF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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