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Age Estimation of Fish Using a Probabilistic Neural Network

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Robertson, S.G., Morison, A.K. (2006). Age Estimation of Fish Using a Probabilistic Neural Network. In: Recknagel, F. (eds) Ecological Informatics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-28426-5_22

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