The role of olfaction in homing and estuarine migratory behavior of yellow-phase American eels

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 564-575

  Barbin, Gayle P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; HOMING; MIGRATION; OLFACTION;

MAINE; PENOBSCOT ESTUARY; USA;

ANGUILLA ROSTRATA; ANGUILLIFORMES; ANIMALIA; ROSTRATA;

EID: 0031828531     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f97-274     Document Type: Article

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