Muskellunge scale interpretation: The question of aging accuracy

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 206-209

  Fitzgerald, Thomas J ^a   Margenau, Terry L ^b   Copes, Fred A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN STEVENS POINT   (United States)

^b WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESOCIDAE; ESOX MASQUINONGY;

EID: 0030931008     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8675(1997)017<0206:MSITQO>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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