Age, growth and reproduction of Raja miraletus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Chondrichthyes: Rajidae) of the Gulf of Gabès (Tunisia, Central Mediterranean Sea)

Marine Biology Research

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 388-396

  Kadri, Hasna ^a   Marouani, Sondes ^a   Saïdi, Bechir ^a   Bradai, Mohamed Nejmeddine ^a   Ghorbel, Mohamed ^a   Bouaïn, Abderrahmen ^b   Morize, Eric ^c  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DES SCIENCES ET TECHNOLOGIES DE LA MER   (Tunisia)

^b Faculté des Sciences de Sfax   (Tunisia)

^c Universite de Bretagne Occidentale   (France)

Author keywords

Age; growth; Gulf of Gab s (Tunisia); longevity; maturity; Mediterranean Sea; natural mortality; Raja miraletus

Indexed keywords

AGE AT MATURITY; AGE STRUCTURE; FISH; GROWTH RATE; LIFE HISTORY; LONGEVITY; MORTALITY; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE;

GULF OF GABES; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; TUNISIA;

CHONDRICHTHYES; RAJA MIRALETUS; RAJIDAE;

EID: 84858758679     PISSN: 17451000     EISSN: 17451019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17451000.2011.619546     Document Type: Article

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