Age estimation of the Atlantic bonito in the eastern Mediterranean Sea using dorsal spines and validation of the method
Growth parameters were studied in 397 specimens of the Atlantic bonito caught in the eastern Mediterranean Sea (Aegean and Ionian Seas) ranging from 7.2 to 72.5 cm in fork length and from 2 to 5400 g in total weight. The study of the growth bands in spine sections showed that one translucent ring is...
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Language: | English |
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Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
2007-12-01
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Series: | Scientia Marina |
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Online Access: | http://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/222 |