Distribution, growth, and mortality of sailfish (istiophorus platypterus) larvae in the northern gulf of Mexico

Fishery Bulletin

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 478-490

  Simms, Jeffrey R ^a   Rooker, Jay R ^a   Holt, Scott A ^b   Holt, G Joan ^b   Bangma, Jessica ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY AT GALVESTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISTIOPHORUS; ISTIOPHORUS PLATYPTERUS;

EID: 78049468638     PISSN: 00900656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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