Age and growth of yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) in the western equatorial Atlantic, using dorsal fin spines

Fisheries Research

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 157-170

  Lessa, Rosangela ^a   Duarte Neto, Paulo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Age and growth; Fin spines; Thunnus albacares; Western Atlantic; Yellowfin tuna

Indexed keywords

GROWTH CURVE; PERCIFORM; SIZE AT MATURITY; VON BERTALANFFY EQUATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (WEST);

SCOMBRIDAE GEN. SP.; THUNNUS; THUNNUS ALBACARES;

EID: 4544258781     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2004.05.007     Document Type: Article

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