Assessment of winter size-selective mortality of young-of-the-year Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) using otolith microstructure analysis

Ecology of Freshwater Fish

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 168-176

  Johnston, Patricia ^a   Bergeron, N E ^a   Dodson, J J ^b  

^a CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Salmo salar; Size selective mortality; Winter

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; MORTALITY; OTOLITH; SALMONID; WINTER;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA]; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

SALMO SALAR;

EID: 19344363352     PISSN: 09066691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0633.2005.00089.x     Document Type: Article

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