Chinook salmon epizootics in lake michigan: Possible contributing factors and management implications

Journal of Aquatic Animal Health

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 202-210

  Holey, Mark E ^a   Elliott, Robert F ^a   Marcquenski, Susan V ^b   Hnath, John G ^c   Smith, Kelley D ^c  

^a Green Bay Fishery Resources Office   (United States)

^b WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALOSA PSEUDOHARENGUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ONCORHYNCHUS TSHAWYTSCHA;

EID: 0031810426     PISSN: 08997659     EISSN: 15488667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8667(1998)010<0202:CSEILM>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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