Assessing sources of uncertainty in length-based estimates of body growth in populations of fishes and macroinvertebrates with bootstrapped ELEFAN

R. Schwamborn, T. K. Mildenberger, M. H. Taylor

The determination of rates of body growth is the first step in many aquatic population studies and fisheries stock assessments. ELEFAN (Electronic LEngth Frequency ANalysis) is a w…