Age and growth of Scotia Sea icefish, Chaenocephalus aceratus, from the South Shetland Islands

Antarctic Science

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 253-262

  La Mesa, M ^a   Ashford, J ^b   Larson, E ^b   Vacchi, M ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCES   (Italy)

^b OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Tecnologica Applicata al Mare   (Italy)

Author keywords

CCAMLR; Growth performance index; Otoliths; Sexual maturity; Southern Ocean

Indexed keywords

AGE AT MATURITY; FISH; GROWTH RATE; SEXUAL MATURITY;

ANTARCTICA; SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS;

CHAENOCEPHALUS ACERATUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 4944235313     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954102004002044     Document Type: Article

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