A comparison of three structures for estimating the age of yellow perch

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 872-877

  Niewinski, Brian C ^a,b   Ferreri, C Paola ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Pyramid Lake Fisheries   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; ICHTHYOFAUNA; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

ICHTHYOFAUNA; PERCA FLAVESCENS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032709160     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8675(1999)019<0872:ACOTSF>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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