Preservation causes shrinkage in seahorses: Implications for biological studies and for managing sustainable trade with minimum size limits

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 428-438

  Nadeau, Julie L ^a,c   Curtis, Janelle M R ^b   Lourie, Sara A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

CITES; Hippocampus guttulatus; Hippocampus kuda; Minimum size limits; Morphometric measurement; Non food fisheries management; Preservation

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; DESICCATION; ETHANOL; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; MORPHOMETRY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TAXONOMY; TELEOST;

HIPPOCAMPINAE; HIPPOCAMPUS (FISH); HIPPOCAMPUS GUTTULATUS; HIPPOCAMPUS KUDA;

EID: 67650105305     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.1002     Document Type: Article

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