Strontium: Calcium ratios in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) otoliths and observations on growth and maturation

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1158-1168

  Friedland, Kevin D ^a   Reddin, David G ^a   Shimizu, Nobumichi ^b   Haas, Ruth E ^c   Youngson, Alan F ^d  

^a NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

^c WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^d MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; GROWTH; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MATURATION; NORTH AMERICA; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; STRONTIUM;

CALCIUM; GROWTH; MATURATION; OTOLITH; STRONTIUM;

LABRADOR SEA;

SALMO SALAR;

EID: 0031772899     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f98-011     Document Type: Article

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