Age and growth analysis of spotted seatrout from Galveston Bay, Texas.

dc.acquisition-srcen_US
dc.call-noAcc# 1382en_US
dc.contract-noen_US
dc.contributor.authorMaceina, M.J.en_US
dc.contributor.authorHata, D.N.en_US
dc.contributor.authorLinton, T.L.en_US
dc.contributor.authorLandry, A.M., Jr.en_US
dc.contributor.otherTransactions of the American Fisheries Societyen_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-15T16:49:54Z
dc.date.available2010-02-15T16:49:54Z
dc.date.issued1987en_US
dc.degreeen_US
dc.descriptionp. 54-59.en_US
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dc.description.abstractAge and growth were estimated from sectioned otoliths for 426 spotted seatrout Cynoscion nebulosus collected from Galveston Bay, Texas, between October 1981 and September 1982. Marginal increment measurements showed that a single annulus formed on the otoliths during March and April. Annulus counts made by two independent readers agreed completely, suggesting that age interpretation from sectioned otoliths was precise. After age 1, back- calculated length-at-age estimates were much greater for females than males. Spotted seatrout from Galveston Bay generally grew faster than fish collected from other areas in the Gulf of Mexico. Gonadosomatic index values (gonad weight: body weight ratios) reflected a prolonged 6-month spawning period, which may have accounted for a four-fold difference in back-calculated lengths at age 1. The length advantage was gained by larger individuals at age 1 as they grew older.en_US
dc.description.urihttp://gbic.tamug.edu/request.htmen_US
dc.geo-codeGalveston Bayen_US
dc.historyen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/19130
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dc.locationGBIC Collection file roomen_US
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dc.relation.ispartofseries1382.00en_US
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dc.scaleen_US
dc.seriesen_US
dc.subjectmarine fishen_US
dc.subjectspotted seatrouten_US
dc.subjectCynoscion nebulosusen_US
dc.subjectgrowthen_US
dc.subjectpopulation dynamicsen_US
dc.subjectbiological ageen_US
dc.subjectpopulation characteristicsen_US
dc.subjectage compositionen_US
dc.subjectspawningen_US
dc.titleAge and growth analysis of spotted seatrout from Galveston Bay, Texas.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.universityen_US
dc.vol-issue116(1)en_US

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