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Record 1 2023-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistics
  • Biological Sciences
  • Fish
DEF

[A procedure for estimating] fish size at an earlier time (or times) on the basis of a set of measurements of [calcified structure] size and fish size, made at a single point in time (usually at capture).

Key term(s)
  • back calculation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Statistique
  • Sciences biologiques
  • Poissons
Key term(s)
  • rétro-calcul

Spanish

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