The relationship between first vertebra width and body length of Atlantic salmon differs between parr and smolts

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1038-1040

  Armstrong, J D ^a   Stewart, D C ^a  

^a Environ Freshw Fish Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

diet; predation; Salmo salar; Salmo trutta; sawbill ducks

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030292976     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1996.9999     Document Type: Article

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