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Age Determination in Antarctic Fish

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Biology of Antarctic Fish

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The determination of age is an essential component in understanding the life history of fish, and is important in the assessment of the population dynamics of species to provide the data necessary to enable effective conservation and fisheries management.

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  1. Institute of Protein Biochemistry and Enzymology (IBPE), Italian National Research Council, Via Marconi 10, I-80125, Naples, Italy

    Guido di Prisco

  2. International Institute of Genetics and Biophysics, CNR, I-80125, Naples, Italy

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    Bruno Tota

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White, M.G. (1991). Age Determination in Antarctic Fish. In: di Prisco, G., Maresca, B., Tota, B. (eds) Biology of Antarctic Fish. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-76217-8_6

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