Stability of elemental signatures in the scales of spawning weakfish, Cynoscion regalis

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 361-369

  Wells, Brian K ^a,b   Thorrold, Simon R ^a,c   Jones, Cynthia M ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COASTAL WATER; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; OTOLITH; PROVENANCE; SCALE READING; SPAWNING;

UNITED STATES;

CYNOSCION; CYNOSCION REGALIS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0041846767     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f03-028     Document Type: Article

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