Estimating growth of the Florida spiny lobster, Panulirus argus, from molt frequency and size increment data derived from tag and recapture experiments

Fisheries Research

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 332-337

  Ehrhardt, Nelson M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Fishery; Florida; Growth; Spiny lobster; Tagging

Indexed keywords

PALINURIDAE; PANULIRUS ARGUS;

EID: 49949096472     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2008.06.008     Document Type: Article

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