maturity_data {AquaticLifeHistory}

Age and length-at-maturity data for silky sharks

Description

A data set containing the length-at-maturity and age-at-maturity data for female silky sharks (Carcharhinus falciformis) from Papua New Guinea. This data was published in Grant et al (2018)

Usage

data(maturity_data)

Format

A data frame with 284 rows and 4 variables

Details

• Tag. Unique identifier for each Shark

• Age. Number of growth bands determined from vertebral analysis

• Length. Total Length in cm

• Maturity. Binary maturity status: immature = 0 and mature = 1

References

Grant et al (2018) Life history characteristics of the silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis) from the central west Pacific. Marine and Freshwater Research 69:562-573 http://www.publish.csiro.au/mf/MF17163