Age determination in merobenthic octopuses using stylet increment analysis: Assessing future challenges using Macroctopus maorum as a model

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 68, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2059-2063

  Doubleday, Zoë A ^a   White, Jimmy ^a,b,c   Pecl, Gretta T ^a   Semmens, Jayson M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

age determination; merobenthic; octopus; stylet increment analysis (SIA)

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; BENTHOS; CEPHALOPOD; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FUTURE PROSPECT; GROWTH RATE; LIFE HISTORY; SHELL;

AUSTRALIA; NEW ZEALAND;

CEPHALOPODA; OCTOPUS;

EID: 80054099701     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsr135     Document Type: Article

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