Comparison of methods for estimating age composition with application to Southern Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus maccoyii)

Fisheries Research

Volumn 93, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 22-28

  Morton, Richard ^a   Bravington, Mark ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Age length keys; Equivalent sample size; Likelihood estimation; Sampling designs

Indexed keywords

SCOMBRIDAE; THUNNUS MACCOYII;

EID: 47749138565     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2008.02.009     Document Type: Article

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