Efficacy of Hydrogen Peroxide in Controlling Mortality Associated with Saprolegniasis on Walleye, White Sucker, and Paddlefish Eggs

North American Journal of Aquaculture

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 349-355

  Gaikowski, Mark P ^a   Rach, Jeffrey J ^a   Drobish, Mark ^b   Hamilton, Jerry ^c   Harder, Tom ^d   Lee, Lynn A ^a   Moen, Clark ^e   Moore, Alan ^f  

^a UPPER MIDWEST ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^c MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (United States)

^d Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation   (United States)

^e South Dakota Game   (United States)

^f Rathbun Culture Research Facility   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CATOSTOMIDAE; CATOSTOMUS COMMERSONI; POLYODON SPATHULA; SAPROLEGNIA PARASITICA; SPATHULA; STIZOSTEDION VITREUM; TEREBRANTIA;

EID: 0242499235     PISSN: 15222055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/C02-054     Document Type: Article

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