Effects of observer efficiency, arrival timing, and survey life on estimates of escapement for steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) derived from repeat mark-recapture experiments

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1116-1131

  Korman, Josh ^a   Ahrens, Robert N M ^a   Higgins, Paul S ^a   Walters, Carl J ^a  

^a Ecometric Research Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; RADIOTELEMETRY; SALMONID;

ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 0036380740     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f02-081     Document Type: Article

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