Overripening as the cause of low survival to hatch in Lake Erie coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) embryos

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 851-857

  Flett, P A ^a   Munkittrick, K R ^b   Van Der Kraak, G ^a   Leatherland, J F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b Bayfield Institute   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ONCORHYNCHUS KISUTCH;

COHO SALMON; FERTILIZATION; SURVIVAL;

CANADA, ONTARIO, SIMCOE; NORTH AMERICA, GREAT LAKES, LAKE ERIE;

EID: 0030457277     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z96-099     Document Type: Article

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