Age and growth of spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) in the Gulf of Alaska: Analysis of alternative growth models

Fishery Bulletin

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 119-135

  Tribuzio, Cindy A ^a,b   Kruse, Gordon H ^a   Fujioka, Jeffrey T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SQUALIDAE; SQUALUS; SQUALUS ACANTHIAS;

EID: 77950977337     PISSN: 00900656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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