A gastric lavage technique for characterizing diets of sturgeons

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 978-981

  Haley, Nancy ^a,b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIPENSER BREVIROSTRUM; ACIPENSER OXYRHYNCHUS;

EID: 0032418414     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8675(1998)018<0978:AGLTFC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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