Geographic and seasonal variation in biological characteristics of American eel elvers in the Bay of Fundy area and on the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 76, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 2172-2185

  Jessop, B M ^a  

^a BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; BODY SIZE; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAY OF FUNDY;

ANGUILLA ROSTRATA; ANGUILLIFORMES; ROSTRATA;

EID: 0032322146     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z98-169     Document Type: Article

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