Age and growth rate of juvenile bluefin tuna Thunnus thynnus from the Mediterranean sea (Sicily, Italy)
The microstructural analysis of the sagittal otoliths of juvenile Atlantic bluefin tuna, Thunnus thynnus, can be used to estimate the age and growth rate of young-of-the-year individuals born in the Mediterranean. Samples of juvenile bluefin tuna, obtained as by-catch of the local small-scale pelagi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
2005-06-01
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| Series: | Scientia Marina |
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| Online Access: | http://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/253 |