The reliability of whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus (L.)) age determination - Differences between methods and between readers

Ecology of Freshwater Fish

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 25-35

  Raitaniemi, J ^a   Bergstrand, E ^b   Floystad L ^c   Hokki, R ^a   Kleiven, E ^d   Rask, M ^a   Reizenstein, M ^b   Saksgard R ^c   Angstrom C ^b  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER RESEARCH   (Sweden)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Age determination; Reliability; Whitefish

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; METHOD EVALUATION; WHITEFISH;

COREGONUS LAVARETUS;

EID: 0031834583     PISSN: 09066691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0633.1998.tb00169.x     Document Type: Article

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