Depth dependence of target strength of live kokanee salmon in accordance with Boyle's law

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 245-248

  Mukai, Tohru ^a   Iida, Kohji ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Boyle's law; Depth dependence; Echosounder; Kokanee salmon; Swimbladder; Target strength

Indexed keywords

ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS NERKA;

BOYLE'S LAW; DEPTH DEPENDENCE; SWIM BLADDER; TARGET STRENGTH;

JAPAN, HOKKAIDO, LAKE KUTTARA;

EID: 0029750787     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmsc.1996.0029     Document Type: Article

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