Movements of Gulf sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi) in nearshore habitat as determined by acoustic telemetry

Gulf of Mexico Science

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 59-70

  Edwards, Randy E ^a,c   Sulak, Kenneth J ^a   Randall, Michael T ^a   Grimes, Churchill B ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC METHOD; FEEDING; FISH; MIGRATION; MOVEMENT; TELEMETRY;

FLORIDA; GULF OF MEXICO; SUWANNEE RIVER; UNITED STATES;

ACIPENSER OXYRHYNCHUS;

EID: 0242401997     PISSN: 1087688X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18785/goms.2101.05     Document Type: Article

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