Seasonal migrations and reproductive patterns in the lake sturgeon, Acipenser fulvescens, in the vicinity of hydroelectric stations in northern Ontario

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 245-256

  McKinley, Scott ^a   Van Der Kraak, Glen ^b   Power, Geoff ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gonadosomatic index; Hydroelectric development; Radio telemetry; Reproduction; Sex steroid hormones

Indexed keywords

HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT; LAKE STURGEON; MIGRATION; REPRODUCTIVE DEVELOPMENT;

CANADA, ONTARIO, MATTAGAMI RIVER;

EID: 0031959867     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007493028238     Document Type: Article

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