Estimation of growth parameters

Sathianandan, T V (2017) Estimation of growth parameters. In: Course Manual Summer School on Advanced Methods for Fish Stock Assessment and Fisheries Management. Lecture Note Series No. 2/2017 . CMFRI; Kochi, Kochi, pp. 195-204.

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Abstract

A growth curve is an empirical model of the evolution of a quantity over time. Some growth curves for certain biological systems display periods of exponential growth. A Gompertz curve, named after Benjamin Gompertz, is a sigmoid function. It is a type of mathematical model, where growth is slowest at the start and end of a time period. In biology, a growth model is a depiction of length or weight of animals as a function of age. In the case of fish populations, the study of growth is to determine the body size as a function of its age. The growth model developed by von Bertalanffy (1934) has been found to be suitable for the observed growth of most of the fish species. This model expresses length as a function of age of the animal.

Item Type: Book Section
Uncontrolled Keywords: Estimation; growth parameters
Subjects: Marine Fisheries > Estimation
Divisions: CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Fishery Resources Assessment Division
Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Fishery Resources Assessment Division
CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Fishery Resources Assessment Division
Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Fishery Resources Assessment Division
Depositing User: Arun Surendran
Date Deposited: 20 Sep 2017 07:32
Last Modified: 20 Sep 2017 07:32
URI: http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/12176

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