Micro-computed tomography: An alternative method for shark ageing

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1292-1299

  Geraghty, P T ^a,b   Jones, A S ^c   Stewart, J ^b   Macbeth, W G ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

3D reconstructions; Sagittal sectioning; Spinner shark; Tomographic imaging; Vertebral centra

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SHARK; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

AGING; ANIMALS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SHARKS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

CARCHARHINUS BREVIPINNA; CHONDRICHTHYES;

EID: 84859751723     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2011.03188.x     Document Type: Article

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