Movements and aggregation areas of adult Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus) in the St Lawrence River estuary, Québec, Canada

Journal of Applied Ichthyology

Volumn 18, Issue 4-6, 2002, Pages 586-594

  Hatin, Daniel ^a   Fortin, R ^b   Caron, François ^a  

^a Societe faune et des parcs du Que   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; BIOTELEMETRY; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; MOVEMENT; SPAWNING;

CANADA;

ACIPENSER OXYRINCHUS; OXYRHYNCHUS;

EID: 12244256757     PISSN: 01758659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0426.2002.00395.x     Document Type: Article

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