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Error and bias in size estimates of whale sharks: implications for understanding demography
Body size and age at maturity are indicative of the vulnerability of a species to extinction. However, they are both difficult to estimate for large animals that cannot be restrained for measurement. For very large species such as whale sharks, body size is commonly estimated visually, potentially r...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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The Royal Society Publishing
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4821267/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27069656 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.150668 |