An age-structured model with leading management parameters, incorporating age-specific selectivity and maturity

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 286-296

  Forrest, Robyn E ^a   Martell, Steven J D ^a   Melnychuk, Michael C ^a   Walters, Carl J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FECUNDITY; MULTIPLE MATING; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); STOCK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 39749099912     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F07-156     Document Type: Article

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