Age and growth of Atlantic bluefin tuna, Thunnus thynnus (Osteichthyes: Thunnidae), in the Mediterranean Sea

Journal of Applied Ichthyology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 38-45

  Santamaria, N ^a   Bello, G ^b   Corriero, A ^a   Deflorio, M ^a   Vassallo Agius, R ^c   Bok T ^d   De Metrio, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b Malta Centre for Fisheries Sciences ^*

^c Malta Centre for Fisheries Sciences   (Malta)

^d ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OSTEICHTHYES; SCOMBRIDAE; THUNNUS THYNNUS;

EID: 64549092492     PISSN: 01758659     EISSN: 14390426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0426.2009.01191.x     Document Type: Article

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