Estimation of age and growth of juvenile hakes (Merluccius merluccius Linneaus, 1758) of the Bay of Biscay and Great Sole by means of the analysis of macro and microstructure of the otoliths

Fisheries Research

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 337-343

  Otxotorena, U ^a   Diez G ^a   de Abechuco, E López ^a   Santurtun M ^a   Lucio, P ^a  

^a MARINE RESEARCH DIVISION   (Spain)

Author keywords

Daily Growth Increments (DGI); Hake; Macrostructure; Microstructure; Otolith

Indexed keywords

MERLUCCIUS MERLUCCIUS; REXEA SOLANDRI;

EID: 78149500671     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2010.09.001     Document Type: Article

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