Description of dermal denticles from the caudal region of Raja clavata and their use for the estimation of age and growth

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 65, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1701-1709

  Serra Pereira, B ^a,b   Figueiredo, I ^a   Farias, I ^a,b   Moura, T ^a,b   Gordo, L S ^b  

^a INSTITUTO PORTUGUÊS DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Caudal thorns; Edge analysis; Precision analysis; Rajidae; Thornback ray; Vertebrae

Indexed keywords

AGE; DENTITION; FISH; GROWTH;

RAJA CLAVATA; RAJIDAE;

EID: 57349172658     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsn167     Document Type: Article

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