Theories of growth have a long history in biology. Two major branches of theory
(mechanistic and phenomenological) describe the dynamics of growth and explain variation …

The benefits of physiological biomarkers, knowledge and concepts are well-established in
fish and wildlife management as they confer the ability to understand mechanistic …

Growth modelling is a fundamental component of fisheries assessments but is often
hindered by poor quality data from biased sampling. Several methods have attempted to …

Throughout the life sciences, biological populations undergo multiple phases of growth,
often referred to as biphasic growth for the commonly encountered situation involving two …

Marine ecosystem models have been used to project the impacts of climate-induced
changes in temperature and oxygen on biodiversity mainly through changes in species …

Simulated size–age observations were collected from hypothetical populations with known
growth to quantify potential bias in estimates of growth and mortality that can result from size …

Plasticity, local adaptation and evolutionary trade‐offs drive clinal variation in traits
associated with lifetime growth. Disentangling the processes and determinants that cause …

Coastal sharks with small body sizes may be among the most productive species of
chondrichthyans. The Australian sharpnose shark (Rhizoprionodon taylori) is one of the …

Background Studying variation in life-history traits and correlated behaviours, such as
boldness and foraging (ie, pace-of-life syndrome), allows us to better understand how these …

Fish length back-calculation from hard structures (eg, scales, otoliths, spines, etc.) is a
commonly used method to reconstruct individual growth rates and sizes at age/stage in the …