Age validation, growth, mortality, and demographic modeling of spotted gully shark (Triakis megalopterus) from the southeast coast of South Africa

Fishery Bulletin

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 101-112

  Booth, Anthony J ^a   Foulis, Alan J ^a   Smale, Malcolm J ^b,c  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b PORT ELIZABETH MUSEUM   (South Africa)

^c NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHONDRICHTHYES; TRIAKIS MEGALOPTERUS;

EID: 78751563473     PISSN: 00900656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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