Life history and stock structure of atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus)

Reviews in Fisheries Science

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 265-310

  Rooker, Jay R ^a   Bremer, Jaime R Alvarado ^a   Block, Barbara A ^b   Dewar, Heidi ^c   De Metrio, Gregorio ^d   Corriero, Aldo ^d   Kraus, Richard T ^e   Prince, Eric D ^f   Rodŕguez Maŕn, Enrique ^g   Secor, David H ^h  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^e GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f SOUTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^g INSTITUTO ESPAÑOL DE OCEANOGRAFÍA   (Spain)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Archival tags; Atlantic bluefin tuna; Feeding; Genetics; Growth; Management; Migration; Mortality; Reproduction; Stock structure

Indexed keywords

SCOMBRIDAE; THUNNUS THYNNUS;

EID: 35948975132     PISSN: 10641262     EISSN: 15476553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10641260701484135     Document Type: Article

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