A comparison of meristic and morphometric characters of green sturgeon Acipencer medirostris

Journal of Applied Ichthyology

Volumn 18, Issue 4-6, 2002, Pages 234-239

  North, J A ^a   Farr, R A ^a   Vescei, P ^b  

^a OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHOMETRY; POPULATION GENETICS; TAXONOMY;

ASIA; NORTH AMERICA;

ACIPENSER MEDIROSTRIS; ACIPENSERIDAE;

EID: 0036966924     PISSN: 01758659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0426.2002.00373.x     Document Type: Article

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