Distribution, abundance, morphological condition, and cytogenetic abnormalities of larval herring in Prince William Sound, Alaska, following the Exxon Valdez oil spill

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2376-2387

  Norcross, Brenda L ^a   Hose, Jo Ellen ^b,d   Frandsen, Michele ^a   Brown, Evelyn D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXXON VALDEZ; FISH LARVA; FISH LARVAE; OIL SPILL; OIL SPILLS; PACIFIC HERRING; POLLUTION EFFECTS; SUBLETHAL EFFECT;

USA, ALASKA, PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND;

CLUPEA HARENGUS; CLUPEA PALLASI;

EID: 0030439009     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjfas-53-10-2376     Document Type: Article

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