Prevalence of lip neoplasms of white sucker (Catostomus commersoni) in the St. Lawrence River basin

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2000, Pages 174-181

  Mikaelian, Igor ^a   Martineau, Daniel ^a   De Lafontaine, Yves ^b   Gagnon, Pierre ^b   Ménard, Chantal ^b   Richard, Yvon ^c   Pelletier, Lyne ^c   Dumont, Pierre ^d   Mailhot, Y ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c Ministere du Developpement durable de l'Environnement et des Parcs   (Canada)

^d Dir Regionale de la Monteregie   (Canada)

^e Dir Regionale Mauricie Bois Francs   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; LIP NEOPLASM; SEASONALITY;

DISEASE PREVALENCE; SPATIAL VARIATION; SYMPTOM;

CANADA; SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER;

CATOSTOMUS COMMERSONI;

EID: 0343798552     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjfas-57-s1-174     Document Type: Article

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