Observed Growth, Survival, and Caudal Fin Ray Deformities of Intensively Cultured Razorback Suckers

Progressive Fish-Culturist

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 263-267

  Martinez, Anita M ^a  

^a Colorado Division of Wildlife Fish Research Hatchery ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATOSTOMIDAE; SPIRULINA; XYRAUCHEN; XYRAUCHEN TEXANUS;

EID: 0030468170     PISSN: 00330779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8640(1996)058<0263:OGSACF>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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