Growth and migration of 0-year American shad (Alosa sapidissima) in the Hudson River estuary: Otolith microstructural analysis

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 220-238

  Limburg, Karin E ^a,b  

^a Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences   (United States)

^b CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALOSA SAPIDISSIMA;

AMERICAN SHAD; GROWTH; MIGRATION; MIGRATIONS; OTOLITH; OTOLITH MICROSTRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

USA, NEW YORK, HUDSON ESTUARY;

EID: 0029776184     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f95-160     Document Type: Article

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