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Population ecology and juvenile density hotspots of thornback ray (Raja clavata) around the Shetland Islands, Scotland

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  • 1. Marine Science Department, UHI Shetland, University of the Highlands and Islands, Scalloway Campus, Shetland, UK
  • 2. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK

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McAllister, Mia, Fraser, Shaun, Henry, Lea-Anne (2024): Population ecology and juvenile density hotspots of thornback ray (Raja clavata) around the Shetland Islands, Scotland. Journal of Fish Biology 104 (3): 576-589, DOI: 10.1111/jfb.15610, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jfb.15610

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