Growth of American river fall-run chinook salmon in California's central valley: Temperature and ration effects

California Fish and Game

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 35-44

  Myrick, Christopher A ^a   Cech Jr , Joseph J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD CONSUMPTION; GROWTH RATE; HATCHERY; SALMONID CULTURE; WATER TEMPERATURE;

UNITED STATES;

ONCORHYNCHUS TSHAWYTSCHA; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 0037965539     PISSN: 00081078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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