Life history of a wide-ranging deepwater lantern shark in the north-east Atlantic, Etmopterus spinax (Chondrichthyes: Etmopteridae), with implications for conservation

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1419-1443

  Coelho, R ^a,b   Erzini, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Age and growth; Elasmobranch; Fisheries management; Population dynamics; Reproduction; Species conservation

Indexed keywords

CHONDRICHTHYES; ETMOPTERIDAE; ETMOPTERUS SPINAX; SQUALIDAE;

EID: 53549095950     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2008.02021.x     Document Type: Article

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