The Muskellunge, Esox masquinongy, distribution and biology of a recent addition to the Ichthyofauna of New Brunswick

Canadian Field-Naturalist

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 230-234

  Stocek, Rudolph F ^a   Cronin, Peter J ^b   Seymour, Pamela D ^c  

^a Maritime Forest Ranger School   (Canada)

^b Fish and Wildlife Branch   (Canada)

^c Dept of Nat Resources and Energy ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Age and growth; Distribution; Esox masquinongy; Introduced exotic; Muskellunge; New Brunswick; Occurrence; Saint John River

Indexed keywords

AGE AT MATURITY; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPAWNING;

CANADA;

ESOX MASQUINONGY;

EID: 0033120202     PISSN: 00083550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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