A review of size trends among North Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.)

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 455-465

  Bigler, Brian S ^a   Welch, David W ^b   Helle, John H ^c  

^a Wards Cove Packing Co   (United States)

^b PACIFIC BIOLOGICAL STATION   (Canada)

^c Recruitment Energetics and Coastal Assessment Program   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ONCORHYNCHUS;

BODY SIZE; LONG-TERM CHANGES; POPULATION NUMBER;

EID: 0029777737     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f95-181     Document Type: Review

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