Comparison of age and growth estimates for river carpsuckers using scales and dorsal fin ray sections

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 786-792

  Braaten, Patrick J ^a   Doeringsfeld, Matthew R ^a   Guy, Christopher S ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; GROWTH DETERMINATION; ICHTHYOFAUNA;

MISSOURI RIVER; UNITED STATES;

CARPIODES; CARPIODES CARPIO; CYPRINIFORMES; ICHTHYOFAUNA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032707222     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8675(1999)019<0786:COAAGE>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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