Precision of ages determined from scales and opercles for yellow perch Perca flavescens

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 658-665

  Baker, Edward A ^a,b   McComish, Thomas S ^a  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Age determination; Lake Michigan; Opercles; Precision; Scales; Yellow perch

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; FISH;

PERCA FLAVESCENS;

EID: 0031731338     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0380-1330(98)70852-4     Document Type: Article

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