Using the em algorithm to age fish eggs

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 607-616

  Murta, Alberto G ^a   Vendrell, Catarina ^a  

^a INSTITUTO PORTUGUÊS DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Ageing eggs; Egg production methods; EM algorithm; Horse mackerel; Sardine; Time of spawning

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION; AGE DETERMINATION; ALGORITHM; CLUPEOID FISHERY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EGG; MORTALITY; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; SPAWNING; TEMPORAL PERIOD; WATER TEMPERATURE;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 68349104908     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsp027     Document Type: Article

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