Stable isotope analysis of nutrient pathways leading to Atlantic salmon

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 2058-2066

  Doucett, Richard R ^a   Power, Geoffrey ^a   Barton, David R ^a   Drimmie, Robert J ^a   Cunjak, Richard A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATLANTIC SALMON; CARBON ISOTOPE RATIO; NITROGEN ISOTOPE RATIO;

CANADA, NEW BRUNSWICK, MIRAMICHI RIVER, CATAMARAN BROOK;

SALMO SALAR;

EID: 0030404444     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f96-132     Document Type: Article

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