Utility of alligator gar age estimates from otoliths, pectoral fin rays, and scales

Transactions of the American Fisheries Society

Volumn 141, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1510-1519

  Buckmeier, David L ^a   Smith, Nathan G ^a   Reeves, Kerry S ^a  

^a TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT   (United States)

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EID: 84897901506     PISSN: 00028487     EISSN: 15488659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00028487.2012.717520     Document Type: Article

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