Reproductive biology of two commercially exploited skates, Raja binoculata and R. rhina, in the western Gulf of Alaska

Fisheries Research

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 48-57

  Ebert, David A ^a   Smith, Wade D ^a,b   Cailliet, Gregor M ^a  

^a MOSS LANDING MARINE LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Big skate; Longnose skate; Maturity; Raja; Rajidae

Indexed keywords

RAJA; RAJA BINOCULATA; RAJA RHINA; RAJIDAE;

EID: 51049103822     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2008.06.016     Document Type: Article

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