Variation in growth, mortality, length and age compositions of harvested populations of the herbivorous fish Girella tricuspidata

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 880-899

  Gray, C A ^a   Ives, M C ^a   Macbeth, W G ^a   Kendall, B W ^a  

^a Cronulla Fisheries Research Centre of Excellence   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ageing; Exploitation; Fishery assessment; Girellidae; Life history; Management

Indexed keywords

GIRELLA TRICUSPIDATA; KYPHOSIDAE; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 77951664737     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02544.x     Document Type: Article

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