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Volume 79, Number 3, November 2006
Proceedings of the 4th International Billfish Symposium

Free Content Prologue
pp. 429-430(2)

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Free Content Fossil history of billfishes (Xiphioidei)
pp. 433-453(21)
Author: Fierstine, Harry L.

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Free Content Phylogeny of recent billfishes (Xiphioidei)
pp. 455-468(14)
Authors: Collette, Bruce B.; McDowell, Jan R.; Graves, John E.

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Free Content Genetic analysis of white marlin (Tetrapturus albidus) stock structure
pp. 469-482(14)
Authors: Graves, John E.; McDowell, Jan R.

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Free Content Validity, identification, and distribution of the roundscale spearfish, Tetrapturus georgii (Teleostei: Istiophoridae): morphological and molecular evidence
pp. 483-491(9)
Authors: Shivji, Mahmood S.; Magnussen, Jennifer E.; Beerkircher, Lawrence R.; Hinteregger, George; Lee, Dennis W.; Serafy, Joseph E.; Prince, Eric D.

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Free Content Evidence of spatial genetic heterogeneity in Pacific swordfish (Xiphias gladius) revealed by the analysis Of ldh-A sequences
pp. 493-503(11)
Authors: Bremer, Jaime Alvarado R.; Hinton, Michael G.; Greig, Thomas W.

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Free Content Molecular data support separate scombroid and xiphioid clades
pp. 505-519(15)
Authors: Orrell, Thomas M.; Collette, Bruce B.; Johnson, G. David

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Free Content Stock structure of the swordfish (Xiphias gladius) in the southwest Indian Ocean: a preliminary study
pp. 521-526(6)
Authors: Jean, Claire; Bourjea, Jérôme; Jouen, Emmanuel; Taquet, Marc

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Free Content Developing indices of abundance using habitat data in a statistical framework
pp. 545-559(15)
Authors: Maunder, Mark N.; Hinton, Michael G.; Bigelow, Keith A.; Langley, Adam D.

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Free Content The marlin conundrums: turning the tide for by-catch species
pp. 561-575(15)
Author: Webster, D. G.

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Free Content Analyses of observed longline catches of blue marlin, Makaira nigricans, using generalized additive models with operational and environmental predictors
pp. 607-622(16)
Authors: Walsh, William A.; Howell, Evan A.; Bigelow, Keith A.; McCracken, Marti L.

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Free Content Vertical distribution pattern of CPUE of Atlantic billfishes and associated species estimated using longline research data
pp. 623-634(12)
Authors: Yokawa, Kotaro; Saito, Hirokazu; Kanaiwa, Minoru; Takeuchi, Yukio

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Free Content Characterization of the white marlin (Tetrapturus albidus) recreational fishery off Maryland and New Jersey
pp. 647-657(11)
Authors: Jesien, Roman V.; Barse, Ann M.; Smyth, Steven; Prince, Eric D.; Serafy, Joseph E.

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Free Content Assessment of billfish abundance based on Brazilian sport fishing catches
pp. 659-666(8)
Authors: de Amorim, Alberto Ferreira; Andrade, Humber Agrelli; Lins, Jorge Eduardo

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Free Content Billfishes in an ecosystem context
pp. 669-682(14)
Authors: Kitchell, James F.; Martell, Steven J. D.; Walters, Carl J.; Jensen, Olaf P.; Kaplan, Issac C.; Watters, Jeffrey; Essington, Timothy E.; Boggs, Christopher H.

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Free Content A Central north Pacific spawning ground for striped marlin, Tetrapturus audax
pp. 683-690(8)
Authors: Hyde, John R.; Humphreys, Robert; Musyl, Mike; Lynn, Eric; Vetter, Russell

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Free Content Evidence Of blue marlin (Makaira nigricans) spawning in Bermuda waters and elevated mercury levels in large specimens
pp. 691-704(14)
Authors: Luckhurst, Brian E.; Prince, Eric D.; Llopiz, Joel K.; Snodgrass, Derke; Brothers, Edward B.

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Free Content Evidence of billfish reproduction in the southern Gulf of California, Mexico
pp. 705-717(13)
Authors: González-Armas, Rogelio; Klett-Traulsen, Alexander; Hernández-Herrera, Agustín

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Free Content Interpretation of tagging data to study growth of the Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus)
pp. 719-725(7)
Authors: Ehrhardt, Nelson M.; Deleveaux, Vallierre K. W.

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Free Content Sex ratios, size at sexual maturity, and spawning seasonality of sailfish Istiophorus platypterus from eastern Taiwan
pp. 727-737(11)
Authors: Chiang, Wei-Chuan; Sun, Chi-Lu; Yeh, Su-Zan; Su, Wei-Cheng; Liu, Don-Chung; Chen, Wen-Yie

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Free Content Some biological aspects of blue marlin (Makaira nigricans) in the recreational fishery at Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico
pp. 739-746(8)
Authors: Ortega-García, Sofía; Klett-Traulsen, Alexander; Rodríguez-Sánchez, Rubén

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Free Content Food and feeding habits of blue marlin, Makaira nigricans, around Yonaguni Island, southwestern Japan
pp. 761-775(15)
Authors: Shimose, Tamaki; Shono, Hiroshi; Yokawa, Kotaro; Saito, Hirokazu; Tachihara, Katsunori

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Free Content Food habits of sailfish Istiophorus platypterus off Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico
pp. 777-791(15)
Authors: Arizmendi-Rodríguez, Dana Isela; Abitia-Cárdenas, Leonardo Andres; Galván-Magaña, Felipe; Trejo-Escamilla, Idaly

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Free Content Transboundary movement of sailfish, Istiophorus platypterus, off the Pacific coast of Central America
pp. 827-838(12)
Authors: Prince, Eric D.; Holts, David B.; Snodgrass, Derke; Orbesen, Eric S.; Luo, Jiangang; Domeier, Michael L.; Serafy, Joseph E.

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Free Content Sperm morphology of the black marlin (Makaira indica) differs from scombroid sperm
pp. 839-845(7)
Authors: van der Straten, Kaye M.; Collette, Bruce B.; Leung, Luke K.-P.; Johnston, Stephen D.

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Free Content Understanding vascularization in fin spines of white marlin (Tetrapturus albidus)
pp. 847-852(6)
Authors: Drew, Katherine; Die, David J.; Arocha, Freddy

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Free Content Live capture of larval billfishes: design and field testing of the Continuous Access Neuston Observation Net (CANON)
pp. 853-857(5)
Authors: Serafy, Joseph E.; Capo, Thomas R.; Kelble, Christopher R.

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Free Content Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays and billfish gender: testing muscle tissue and surface mucus in tagging studies
pp. 859-864(6)
Authors: Schultz, Duane R.; Perez, Nereida F.; Snodgrass, Derke; Serafy, Joseph E.; Prince, Eric D.; Arocha, Freddy; Capo, Thomas R.; Tan, Cheng-Keat

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Free Content Length distributions, weight-length relationships, and sex ratios at lengths for the billfishes in Taiwan waters
pp. 865-869(5)
Authors: Wang, Sheng-Ping; Sun, Chi-Lu; Yeh, Su-Zan; Chiang, Wei-Chuan; Su, Nan-Jay; Chang, Yi-Jay; Liu, Chien-Hsian

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Free Content First successful surgical internal implantation of electronic tags in marlin
pp. 871-874(4)
Authors: Holland, Kim N.; Itano, David G.; Domeier, Michael

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