Predicting the age of sardine juveniles (Sardina pilchardus) from otolith and fish morphometric characteristics

An age prediction model based on individual morphometric characteristics (total length; weight) and otolith morphometric characteristics (diameter; weight) was investigated for juvenile sardine, Sardina pilchardus (Walbaum, 1792). Juveniles were collected from northern Portugal between May 2004 and...

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Main Authors: Andreia V. Silva, Isabel Meneses, Alexandra Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 2015-03-01
Series:Scientia Marina
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Online Access:http://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/1573