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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Chondrichthyan demographic modelling: an essay on its use, abuse and future

Enric Cortés
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National Marine Fisheries Service, Panama City Laboratory, 3500 Delwood Beach Road, Panama City, FL 32408, USA. Email: Enric.Cortes@noaa.gov

Marine and Freshwater Research 58(1) 4-6 https://doi.org/10.1071/MF06191
Published: 30 January 2007


Acknowledgements

I thank Malcom Francis and an anonymous reviewer for their helpful comments.


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