Body-scale relation and calculation of growth in fishes

Transactions of the American Fisheries Society
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Most calculations of fish growth from scale measurements are made from one of four types of curves: straight line through the origin (Dahl-Lea); straight line with intercept (Lee); logarithmic line (Monastyrsky); empirically derived curve (SegerstråYle). Occasionally, different curves are used for different length intervals of fish. Present understanding of the basic principles of research on the body-scale relation is good but certain problems still await clear solution. Nomographic devices for the calculation of growth appeared early. Many of these unnecessarily had a moving part. The simplest nomograph yet developed and one that can be adapted to any kind of body-scale relation was described by Carlander and Smith. Computers appear to be destined to replace nomographs in most large-scale research on growth.
Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Body-scale relation and calculation of growth in fishes
Series title Transactions of the American Fisheries Society
DOI 10.1577/1548-8659(1970)99<468:BRACOG>2.0.CO;2
Volume 99
Issue 3
Year Published 1970
Language English
Publisher Taylor & Francis
Publisher location London, UK
Contributing office(s) Great Lakes Science Center
Description 7 p.
Larger Work Type Article
Larger Work Subtype Journal Article
Larger Work Title Transactions of the American Fisheries Society
First page 468
Last page 474
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