Accepting final counts from repeat readings of otoliths: Should a common criterion apply to the age estimation of fish?

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 61, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1171-1184

  Marriott, Ross J ^a   Mapstone, Bruce D ^b   Ballagh, Aaron C ^c   Currey, Leanne M ^c   Penny, Ann ^c   Williams, Ashley J ^c,d   Jackson, Gary ^a   Lou, Dongchun ^c   Mapleston, Amos J ^c   Jarvis, Nicholas D C ^a   Keay, Ian S ^a   Newman, Stephen J ^a  

^a WESTERN AUSTRALIAN FISHERIES AND MARINE RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d SECRETARIAT OF THE PACIFIC COMMUNITY   (New Caledonia)

Author keywords

ageing precision; quality control

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; AGING POPULATION; FISH; OTOLITH; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 77958475039     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF09280     Document Type: Article

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