Determination of the age of brown and rainbow trout in a range of New Zealand lakes

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 749-756

  Graynoth, Eric ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; BROWN TROUT; LENGTH-FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; OTOLITH READING; PECTORAL FIN; RAINBOW TROUT; SCALE READING;

AUSTRALIA; NEW ZEALAND; NEW ZEALAND, SOUTH ISLAND, LAKE ALEXANDRINA; NEW ZEALAND, SOUTH ISLAND, LAKE COLERIDGE;

ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALMO TRUTTA;

EID: 0030301120     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF9960749     Document Type: Article

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