Electrofishing injury and short-term mortality in hatchery-reared rainbow trout stocked into an Ozark stream

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 316-321

  Walsh, Maureen G ^a,c   Winkelman, Dana L ^a,d   Bahr, Robert J ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROFISHING; FISHERY; INJURY; MORTALITY; SAMPLING;

MISSOURI; NORTH AMERICA; OZARK COUNTY; UNITED STATES;

ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALMONIDAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGE 187;

EID: 1542577548     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M03-002     Document Type: Article

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