Size-independent growth in fishes: Patterns, models and metrics

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 72, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2435-2455

  Sigourney, D B ^a,b   Letcher, B H ^b   Obedzinski, M ^a,b,c   Cunjak, R A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atlantic salmon; Growth; Growth rates; Standardized mass specific growth rate

Indexed keywords

EID: 69249246435     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2008.01830.x     Document Type: Article

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