Emerging patterns of species richness, diversity, population density, and distribution in the skates (Rajidae) of Alaska

Fishery Bulletin

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 24-39

  Stevenson, Duane E ^a   Orr, James W ^a   Hoff, Gerald R ^a   McEachran, John D ^b  

^a ALASKA FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATHYRAJA PARMIFERA; RAJIDAE;

EID: 40949138429     PISSN: 00900656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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