First attempt to age yellowfin tuna, Thunnus albacares, in the Indian Ocean, based on sectioned otoliths

Fisheries Research

Volumn 149, Issue , 2014, Pages 19-23

  Shih, Chia Lung ^a   Hsu, Chien Chung ^a   Chen, Chiee Young ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Age validation; Length weight relationship; Sectioned otoliths; Sex ratio; Sex specific growth

Indexed keywords

SCOMBRIDAE; THUNNUS ALBACARES;

EID: 84888201091     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2013.09.009     Document Type: Article

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