@inproceedings{fdi:010015940, title = {{S}tudies of age and growth of the gastropod {T}urbo marmoratus determined from daily ring intensity}, author = {{B}ourgeois, {B}. and {P}ayri, {C}.{E}. and {B}ach, {P}ascal}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}his is a study of the age and growth of the gastropod #{T}urbo marmoratus$ using a sclerochronological method. {T}he shells of an introduced population on {T}ahiti ({F}rench {P}olynesia) are examined. {T}he confirmation of age, based on a novel marking technique using a lead pencil, reveals a daily rate of deposition with the growth rings. {A} new method of estimation of the growth parameters of the {V}on {B}ertalanffy model from the daily ring density ({DRD}) is described. {T}he fit to the model allows the estimation of {K} = 0.32/year and {D}(infinite) = 30.3 cm ({D} = diameter). ({R}{\'e}sum{\'e} d'auteur)}, keywords = {{INVERTEBRE} {AQUATIQUE} ; {INTRODUCTION} {D}'{ESPECES} ; {CROISSANCE} ; {EVALUATION} ; {METHODOLOGIE} ; {MODELISATION} ; {TAHITI}}, numero = {}, pages = {1351--1356}, booktitle = {{P}roceedings of the 8th international coral reef symposium}, year = {1997}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010015940}, }