Growth parameters and density variation of a queen conch, Strombus gigas (Neotaenioglossa: Strombidae), population from Xel-Ha park, a marine protected area

Growth parameters and density variation of a queen conch, Strombus gigas (Neotaenioglossa: Strombidae), population from Xel-Ha park, a marine protected area

The queen conch, Strombus gigas, is a gastropod of commercial importance in the Caribbean. Population studies are based on size frequency analysis, using either length or weight parameters for the whole live organism. This contribution used mark-recapture data to estimate the von Bertalanffy equatio...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Erick Baqueiro Cárdenas, Dalila Aldana Aranda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vicerractoría Investigación 2014-03-01
Series:Revista de Biología Tropical
Subjects:
concha
crecimiento
parámetros poblacionales
área marina protegida
Caribe
AMP
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