Bomb dating and age determination of skates (family Rajidae) off the eastern coast of Canada

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 546-560

  McPhie, Romney P ^a   Campana, Steven E ^a  

^a BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Age determination; Bomb radiocarbon; Eastern Scotian Shelf; Mass processing technique; Rajidae; Validation; Vertebrae

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; CHRONOLOGY; FISH; GROWTH; POPULATION DECLINE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHWEST); CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; SCOTIA SHELF;

AMBLYRAJA RADIATA; BATOIDEA; CHONDRICHTHYES; LEUCORAJA ERINACEA; LEUCORAJA OCELLATA; MALACORAJA SENTA; RAJIDAE;

EID: 64949125266     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsp002     Document Type: Article

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