Carotenoid pigment profiles distinguish anadromous and nonanadromous brown trout (Salmo trutta)

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1064-1066

  Youngson, A F ^a   Mitchell, A I ^a   Noack, P T ^b   Laird, L M ^b  

^a MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANADROMOUS SPECIES; CAROTENOIDS; STOCK IDENTIFICATION;

SALMO TRUTTA; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 0030807318     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f97-023     Document Type: Article

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