Age estimation obtained from analysis of octopus (Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797) beaks: Improvements and comparisons

Fisheries Research

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 171-176

  Perales Raya, Catalina ^a   Bartolomé, Aurora ^a   García Santamaría, M Teresa ^a   Pascual Alayón, Pedro ^a   Almansa, Eduardo ^a  

^a Santa Cruz de Tenerife   (Spain)

Author keywords

Age; Beaks; Growth; Octopus vulgaris; Techniques

Indexed keywords

OCTOPUS; OCTOPUS VULGARIS;

EID: 77958110146     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2010.05.003     Document Type: Article

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