Population Growth

Growth of Merluccius merluccius

Auximetric graph	M vs K graph
M vs K graph
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Main Ref. :

122502 Data Ref. :

Data Type :

annuli on many otoliths

Sex :

mixed

L infinity (cm) :

54.5 TL

95% confidence limit:

K (1/y) :

0.315 non-linear regression

n: 2108

r²: 0.99100

95% confidence limit:

to (y) :

-0.22

95% confidence limit:

Winf. :

1.5 kg

as given in Main Ref. or Ref. for growth b used :3.240

Ø' : 2.97

C :

M (1/y) :

0.579 M Ref. :122502 M doubtful?

r²:

95% confidence limit:

other non-independent estimates

Lm (cm) :

Lm Ref. :

Locality :

?zmir Bay

Country :

Turkey

Environment:

open waters

Temp. :

Temp. Ref. :

Comment :

Sagittal otoliths used to determine age. M from k and critical length to Linf ratio. Z=1.539; F=0.959; E=0.624. Also cited in Ref. 122501. Growth estimates outlier in auximetric graph? Not checked.

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