KILLAM and PARSONS: AGE AND GROWTH OF THE BLACKTIP SHARK 



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40 



5 30 



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 5 



20 



10 



FEMALE 



-(0.54 * r) -3.14 



W-42.68/ 1»e 



r-.9619 



n-69 



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4 



AGE (years) 



Figure 8. — Age-weight relationship for female blacktip sharks; logistic growth equation provided a significant fit 



to the data (P < 0.05). 



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27 



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5 15 



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W ' 27.83/1*6 



r-.9737 



n-48 



MALE 



-(0.55 * r)-2.58 



Figure 9. — Age-weight relationship for male blacktip sharks; logistic gi-owth equation provided a significant fit 



to the data (P < 0.05). 



853 



