Effects of temperature on the early development, growth, and survival of shortnose sturgeon, Acipenser brevirostrum, and Atlantic sturgeon, Acipenser oxyrhynchus, yolk-sac larvae

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 145-154

  Hardy, Ryan S ^a   Litvak, Matthew K ^b  

^a IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

early life history; escape response; yolk utilization efficiency; yolk utilization rate

Indexed keywords

GROWTH; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ACIPENSER; ACIPENSER BREVIROSTRUM; ACIPENSER OXYRINCHUS; ACIPENSERIDAE; OXYRHYNCHUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 1642278254     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:EBFI.0000029345.97187.5b     Document Type: Article

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