The New Zealand common smelt: Biology and ecology

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-32

  Ward, F J ^a   Northcote, T G ^b   Boubee J A T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c RD 3 ^*  (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biology; Common smelt; Ecology; New Zealand

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FISH BIOLOGY; HUMAN ACTIVITY;

AUSTRALASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND; WORLD;

ANIMALIA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; PISCES; RETROPINNA RETROPINNA; RETROPINNIDAE; SALMO TRUTTA; SALMONIDAE; STOKELLIA ANISODON;

EID: 13444249944     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-1112.2005.00569.x     Document Type: Review

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