Growth Modeling of the Giant Electric Ray <i>Narcine entemedor</i> in the Southern Gulf of California: Analyzing the Uncertainty of Three Data Sets

Growth Modeling of the Giant Electric Ray <i>Narcine entemedor</i> in the Southern Gulf of California: Analyzing the Uncertainty of Three Data Sets

The age and growth rate of the giant electric ray, <i>Narcine entemedor</i>, was estimated using growth bands deposited in the vertebral centra of 245 specimens. Differences in size and age distribution were found between the sexes, a pattern that suggests the annual deposition of band p...

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Main Authors: Pablo Mora-Zamacona, Felipe N. Melo-Barrera, Víctor H. Cruz-Escalona, Andrés F. Navia, Enrique Morales-Bojórquez, Xchel A. Pérez-Palafox, Paola A. Mejía-Falla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-12-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
elasmobranchs
individual growth modelling
artisanal fisheries
multimodel inference
back-calculation
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/1/19

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