Data from fur seal scats reveal when Namibian Merluccius capensis are hatched and how fast they grow

Margit R. Wilhelm1*, Jean-Paul Roux2,3, Coleen L. Moloney1, and Astrid Jarre1 Ma-Re Institute and Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7701, South Africa Luderitz Marine Research, Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Luderitz, Namibia Animal Demography Unit, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7701, South Africa *Corresponding Author: tel: +27 21 650 3613; fax: +27 21 6503301; e-mail: margit.wilhelm@uct.ac.za

• Publication year

  2013

• Venue

  Ices Journal of Marine Science

• Publication date

  2013-11-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1093/ICESJMS/FST101
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