Population characteristics of southern sea garfish (Hyporhamphus melanochir, Hemiramphidae) in South Australia

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 429-443

  Fowler, A J ^a   Steer, M A ^a   Jackson, W B ^a   Lloyd, M T ^a  

^a SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Age estimation; Age structures; Biased sex ratios; Halfbeaks; Otolith; Population truncation; Reproductive analysis

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; DEMOGRAPHY; MATURATION; OTOLITH; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION ESTIMATION; REPRODUCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX RATIO; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TELEOST;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

HEMIRAMPHIDAE; HYPORHAMPHUS MELANOCHIR;

EID: 44949092635     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF07230     Document Type: Article

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