A preliminary telemetry study of the migration of silver European eel (Anguilla anguilla L.) in the River Mosel, Germany

Ecology of Freshwater Fish

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 196-202

  Behrmann Godel, J ^a   Eckmann, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Downstream migration; European eel; Ultrasonic telemetry

Indexed keywords

BIOTELEMETRY; EEL; HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR;

GERMANY;

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA; ANGUILLIFORMES;

EID: 0141484678     PISSN: 09066691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0633.2003.00015.x     Document Type: Article

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