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Computation and interpretation of biological statistics of fish populations

William E. Ricker
- Vol. 191, pp 1-382
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Seasonal and ontogenetic shifts in the diet of Arctic charr Salvelinus alpinus in a subarctic lake

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Effects of commercial dietary prebiotic and probiotic supplements on growth, innate immune responses, and intestinal microbiota and histology of Totoaba macdonaldi

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- 01 Apr 2018 - 
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Validated age, growth, and mortality estimates of the ocean quahog (Arctica islandica) in the western Atlantic

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TL;DR: Kilada et al. as mentioned in this paper investigated the age structure of offshore (Sable Bank) and inshore (St Mary's Bay) populations of eastern Canadian ocean quahogs (Arctica islandica), and of a northwestern Iceland population.
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Investigation of Some Biological Characteristics of the Silver Crucian Carp, Carassius gibelio (Bloch 1782) Population in Lake Eğirdir

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- 01 Jan 2004 - 
TL;DR: It was determined that the condition factor of both males and females increased with fish size, and the most intensive period for reproduction was from April to July, although reproduction lasted until August.