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Predicting size at first sexual maturity from length/weight relationship: a case study with an Amazonian catfish

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Freitas, Tiago Magalhães da Silva, Almeida, Vitor Hudson da Consolação, Montag, Luciano Fogaça de Assis, Fontoura, Nelson Ferreira (2016): Predicting size at first sexual maturity from length/weight relationship: a case study with an Amazonian catfish. Neotropical Ichthyology (e150152) 14 (4): 1-8, DOI: 10.1590/1982-0224-20150152, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1982-0224-20150152

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