The influence of redd site selection, groundwater upwelling, and over-winter incubation temperature on survival of bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) from egg to alevin

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 77, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1233-1239

  Baxter, James S ^a,b   McPhail, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; GROUNDWATER FLOW; INCUBATION; SALMONID; SITE SELECTION; SPAWNING GROUND; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

SALVELINUS CONFLUENTUS;

EID: 0033305682     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjz-77-8-1233     Document Type: Article

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