Estimating population age structure using otolith morphometrics: A test with known-age Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) individuals

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2342-2350

  Doering Arjes, P ^a,d   Cardinale, M ^b   Mosegaard, H ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER RESEARCH   (Sweden)

^b INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Sweden)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^d Institute for Inland Fisheries   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; AGING; CALIBRATION; GADOID; GROWTH MODELING; GROWTH RATE; MORPHOMETRY; OTOLITH; POPULATION ESTIMATION; REPRODUCTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; FAROE BANK; FAROE PLATEAU;

GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 56249110152     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F08-143     Document Type: Article

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