Differences in growth and maturation of blacknose dace (Rhinichthys atratulus) across an urban-rural gradient

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1122-1127

  Fraker, Michael E ^a   Snodgrass, Joel W ^b   Morgan, Fanta ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISH; GROWTH; MATURATION; URBANIZATION; WATERSHED;

BALTIMORE; MARYLAND; UNITED STATES;

RHINICHTHYS; RHINICHTHYS ATRATULUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037207186     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/0045-8511(2002)002[1122:DIGAMO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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