Age and growth estimation of bigeye tuna, Thunnus obesus (Teleostei: Scombridae) in the southwestern Atlantic

Neotropical Ichthyology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 149-158

  Duarte Neto, Paulo ^a   Higa, Fábio M ^a   Lessa, Rosangela P ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ageing techniques; Dorsal fin spine; Growth parameters; Multi model inference

Indexed keywords

SCOMBRIDAE; TELEOSTEI; THUNNUS OBESUS;

EID: 84859332842     PISSN: 16796225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1679-62252012000100014     Document Type: Article

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