Otolith shape and elemental composition: Complementary tools for stock discrimination of mulloway (Argyrosomus japonicus) in southern Australia

Fisheries Research

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 75-83

  Ferguson, Greg J ^a   Ward, Tim M ^a   Gillanders, Bronwyn M ^b  

^a SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Argyrosomus japonicus; Elliptical Fourier analysis; Otolith; Otolith microchemistry; Stock discrimination

Indexed keywords

ARGYROSOMUS JAPONICUS; SCIAENIDAE;

EID: 79955970298     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2011.03.014     Document Type: Article

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