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A simplified method to estimate body growth parameters of the European eel Anguilla anguilla
Author(s) -
Melià P.,
Crivelli A. J.,
Durif C.,
Poole R.,
Bevacqua D.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/jfb.12486
Subject(s) - sexual dimorphism , biology , growth curve (statistics) , fishery , zoology , growth model , statistics , mathematics , mathematical economics
A simple approach is proposed to fit a body growth model for the European eel Anguilla anguilla to data‐poor case studies. The model is a modified von Bertalanffy curve allowing for delayed sex determination and sexual dimorphism. The proposed procedure provides preliminary estimates of model parameters on the basis of average age and body length of silver eels.