Age-growth models
Anderson, J. R., Morison, A.K., and Ray, D.J (1992). "Age and growth of Murray cod Maccullochella peelii (Perciformes : Percichthyidae), in the lower Murray-Darling basin, Australia, from thin-sectioned otoliths." Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 43: 983-1013.
This paper discussed a comprehensive age-growth study that was performed on the Murray Cod using historic and recent otolith data from river and lake populations. The study produced a von Bertalanffy age-growth model which we referred to in detail.
Gooley, G. J. (1992). "Validation of the Use of Otoliths to Determine the Age and Growth of Murray Cod, Maccullochella peelii (Mitchell) (Percichthyidae), in Lake Charlegrank, Western Victoria." Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 43: 1091-1102.
This paper also contains details on a comprehensive age-growth study on Murray Cod from a lake population. It also produced a von Bertalanffy age-growth model.
Rowland, S. J. (1998a). "Age and Growth of the Australian Freshwater Fish Murray Cod, Maccullochella peelii peelii." Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 120: 163-180.
The final paper that provided another von Bertalanffy age-growth model for the Murray Cod. It also used otolith's to validate the age of the fish.
Sainsbury, K. J. (1980). "Effect of Individual Variability on the von Bertalanffy Growth Equation." Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 37: 241-247.
This paper discusses the limitations and inaccuracies when using the Fabens method to produce the von Bertalanffy age-growth model.
Wang, Y.-G. (1997). "An improved Fabens method for estimation of growth parameters in the von Bertalanffy model with individual asymptotes." Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 55: 397-400.
This paper provides a means to improve the limitations and inaccuracies discussed in Sainsbury's paper.
Fournier, D. A., J. Hampton, et al. (1998). "MULTIFAN-CL: a length-based, age-structured model for fisheries stock assessment, with application to South Pacific albacore, Thunnus alalunga." Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 55: 2105-2116.
This paper discussed a way in which stock assessment could be performed using MULTIFAN-CL. There were a few limitations and assumptions made, however, we did not focus on the stock assessment. We utilised this paper to highlight that it used recapture data to obtain age-growth information (rather than otolith).
Laslett, G. M., P. Everson, et al. (2002). "A flexible maximum likelihood approach for fitting growth curves to tag-recapture data." Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 59: 976-986.
This paper describes a method we considered to fit the DSE recapture data to an age-growth model. We later concluded we did not have enough data to use this procedure.
Troynikov, V. S., Day, R.W., and Leorke, A.M (1998a). "Estimation of seasonal growth parameters using a stochastic Gompertz model for tagging data." Journal of Shellfish Research 17(3): 833-838.
This paper discusses the use of a Gompertz age-growth model using recapture data.
Troynikov, V. S., Gorfine, H.K (1998b). "Alternative apprach for establishing legal minimum lengths for abalone based on stochastic growth models for length increment data." Journal of Shellfish Research 17(3): 827-831.
This paper also discusses the use of recapture data to produce an Gompertz age-growth model. It then discusses a practical use for the study; to using the age-growth model to determine legal minimum lengths for abalone.