Age and growth of brown meagre Sciaena umbra (Sciaenidae) in the Adriatic Sea

Aquatic Living Resources

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 153-161

  Mesa, Mario La ^a   Colella, Sabrina ^a   Giannetti, Gianfranco ^a   Arneri, Enrico ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adriatic Sea; Age; Growth; Otolith; Sciaenidae

Indexed keywords

AGE; BODY SIZE; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; OTOLITH; PERCID; SIZE EFFECT; STOCK ASSESSMENT;

ADRIATIC SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (NORTHWEST);

SCIAENA UMBRA; SCIAENIDAE;

EID: 46749093390     PISSN: 09907440     EISSN: 17652952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/alr:2008029     Document Type: Article

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