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Age and Growth of Endangered Smalltooth Sawfish (Pristis pectinata) Verified with LA-ICP-MS Analysis of Vertebrae

Endangered smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata) were opportunistically sampled in south Florida and aged by counting opaque bands in sectioned vertebrae (n = 15). Small sample size precluded traditional age verification, but fish collected in spring and summer had translucent vertebrae margins, wh...

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Autores principales: Scharer, Rachel M., Patterson III, William F., Carlson, John K., Poulakis, Gregg R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3474717/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23082225
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0047850