Evaluating ultrasonography as a non-lethal method for the assessment of maturity in oviparous elasmobranchs

Marine Biology

Volumn 157, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2613-2624

  Whittamore, Jonathan M ^b   Bloomer, Craig ^a   Hanna, Grainne M ^a   McCarthy, Ian D ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FISH; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; LIFE HISTORY; MATURATION; OVIPARITY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; ULTRASONICS; VISUALIZATION;

ELASMOBRANCHII; RAJA CLAVATA; SCYLIORHINUS CANICULA;

EID: 78449231421     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-010-1523-4     Document Type: Article

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