Age, growth, and mortality of wahoo, Acanthocybium solandri, from the Atlantic coast of Florida and the Bahamas

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 799-807

  McBride, Richard S ^a   Richardson, Adam K ^a   Maki, Kristin L ^a,b  

^a FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b PBS and J   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Mortality; Sexual dimorphism; Von Bertalanffy growth

Indexed keywords

AGE; BODY SIZE; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GROWTH RATE; MARINE RESOURCE; MORTALITY; OTOLITH; PERCIFORM; PISCIVORE; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SURVIVAL;

ATLANTIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; ATLANTIC COAST [UNITED STATES]; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAHAMAS; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ACANTHOCYBIUM SOLANDRI;

EID: 52649150156     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF08021     Document Type: Article

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