Distribution, abundance, and survival of age-0 muskellunge in upper St. Lawrence river nursery bays

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 309-320

  Farrell, John M ^a   Werner, Robert G ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL;

CANADA; QUEBEC; ST. LAWRENCE RIVER;

ACTINOPTERYGII; ESOX MASQUINONGY;

EID: 0032991363     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8675(1999)019<0309:DAASOA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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