Length correction for early-juvenile Brazilian herring Sardinella janeiro (Eigenmann, 1894) after preservation in formalin, ethanol and freezing

Neotropical Ichthyology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 87-92

  Santos, Joaquim N S ^a   Araújo, Francisco G ^a   Silva, Débora S ^a  

^a FEDERAL RURAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Back calculation; Clupeidae; Initial length; Shrinkage; Size conversion; Storage

Indexed keywords

CLUPEIDAE; PISCES; SARDINELLA JANEIRO;

EID: 65349148639     PISSN: 16796225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1679-62252009000100011     Document Type: Article

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