Spatial structuring of length-at-age of the benthivorous white sucker (Catostomus commersoni) in relation to environmental variables

Aquatic Living Resources

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 351-362

  Chen, Yong ^a   Harvey, Harold H ^b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Catostomus commersoni; Distance matrix; Environmental variables; Freshwater fish; Length at age; Mantel test; Ontario lakes; Spatial structuring

Indexed keywords

AGE AT MATURITY; CYPRINID; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; INTERPOPULATION VARIATION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

CANADA; ONTARIO;

ANIMALIA; CATOSTOMUS COMMERSONI; CYPRINIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033370279     PISSN: 09907440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0990-7440(99)00108-4     Document Type: Article

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