Changes in size at maturity of Fraser River sockeye salmon [Oncorhynchus nerka (1952-1993) and associations with temperature

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1159-1165

  Cox, Sean P ^a   Hinch, Scott G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANADROMOUS SPECIES; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; SIZE-AT-MATURITY; SIZE-AT-MATURITY TRENDS; SOCKEYE SALMON; STOCK ASSESSMENT; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE EFFECTS;

CANADA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, FRASER RIVER;

ONCHORHYNCHUS; ONCHORHYNCHUS NERKA; ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS NERKA;

EID: 0030823849     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f97-009     Document Type: Article

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