Lead-radium dating of orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus): Validation of a centenarian life span

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 66, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1130-1140

  Andrews, Allen H ^a,b   Tracey, Dianne M ^c   Dunn, Matthew R ^c  

^a MOSS LANDING MARINE LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; DATING METHOD; LEAD; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OTOLITH; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIUM; TELEOST;

HOPLOSTETHUS ATLANTICUS;

EID: 66249119441     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F09-059     Document Type: Article

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