Environmental factors affecting migration of the European eel in the Rivers Severn and Avon, England

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1104-1116

  White, E M ^a,b   Knights, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anguilla anguilla; elver; environmental factors; juvenile eel; migration

Indexed keywords

EEL; FISH JUVENILE; MIGRATION; TEMPERATURE; TIDAL INFLUENCE;

UK, ENGLAND, AVON RIVER; UK, ENGLAND, SEVERN RIVER;

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA;

EID: 0031128680     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1996.0383     Document Type: Article

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