Age and growth of the shortfin mako (Isurus oxyrinchus) in the south-eastern Pacific off Chile

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 394-403

  Cerna, Francisco ^a   Licandeo, Roberto ^b,c  

^a INSTITUTO DE FOMENTO PESQUERO   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^c OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age and growth; Longline; Mako; N marrajo; South eastern Pacific; Tibur

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGE CLASS; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GROWTH; LONGLINING; SHARK;

CHILE; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (SOUTHEAST); SOUTH AMERICA;

CHONDRICHTHYES; ISURUS; ISURUS OXYRINCHUS; XIPHIAS GLADIUS;

EID: 67049110382     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF08125     Document Type: Article

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