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curves ( VBGC ) to total length-at-age data ( Fig. 4 ). The VBGC 

 provided a good fit with a low .standard error for males, 

 females, and both sexes combined (Table 2). The /„ values 

 (-1.4 to -1.6) compared favorably with gestation rates for 



the two skates hatched in captivity (1.5 years) (Table 2). The 

 von Bertalanffy growth parameters for males, females, and 

 the sexes combined were similar but k values were higher 

 for males and sexes combined, than for females. 



