Age and growth of albacore Thunnus alalunga in the North Pacific Ocean

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 2328-2344

  Chen, K S ^a,e   Shimose, T ^b   Tanabe, T ^c   Chen, C Y ^d   Hsu, C C ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FAR SEAS FISHERIES   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Age validation; Growth parameter; Length and mass relationship; Otolith microstructure

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY SIZE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; LONGEVITY; MALE; PACIFIC OCEAN; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEASON; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TUNA; VESTIBULE;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; FEMALE; LONGEVITY; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OTOLITHIC MEMBRANE; PACIFIC OCEAN; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEASONS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TUNA;

THUNNUS ALALUNGA;

EID: 84860561855     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2012.03292.x     Document Type: Article

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