Ecology and biology of paddlefish in North America: Historical perspectives, management approaches, and research priorities

Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 167-181

  Jennings, Cecil A ^a,b   Zigler, Steven J ^a  

^a UPPER MIDWEST ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; FISH; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; MANAGEMENT; RIVER SYSTEM;

UNITED STATES;

POLYODON SPATHULA; SPATHULA;

EID: 0034442579     PISSN: 09603166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016633604301     Document Type: Article

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