Sexual size dimorphism of walleye (Stizostedion vitreum vitreum)

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1345-1352

  Henderson, Bryan A ^a   Collins, Nicholas ^a   Morgan, George E ^b   Vaillancourt, Andre ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c ONTARIO MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; FISH; GROWTH RATE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

STIZOSTEDION; STIZOSTEDION VITREUM; STIZOSTEDION VITREUM VITREUM; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 1042279207     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f03-115     Document Type: Article

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