Field activity of lake trout during the reproductive period monitored by electromyogram radiotelemetry

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 675-685

  Weatherley, A H ^a,b   Kaseloo, P A ^a   Gare, M D ^a   Gunn, J M ^b   Lipicnik, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electromyograms; Field activity; Lake trout; Radiotelemetry; Reproductive activity; Salvelinus namaycush

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; SPAWNING;

CANADA, ONTARIO, WHITE PINE LAKE;

SALVELINUS NAMAYCUSH;

EID: 0030464968     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1996.tb01463.x     Document Type: Article

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