Demographic attributes of yellow-phase American eels (Anguilla rostrata) in the Hudson River estuary

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1487-1501

  Morrison, Wendy E ^a   Secor, David H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISPERSAL; EEL; ESTUARY; PARASITE INFESTATION; SIZE STRUCTURE;

HUDSON ESTUARY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANGUILLA ROSTRATA; ANGUILLICOLA; ANGUILLIFORMES;

EID: 1442340020     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f03-129     Document Type: Article

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