A comparison of methods for estimating activity costs of wild fish populations: More active fish observed to grow slower

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 767-780

  Rennie, Michael D ^a   Collins, Nicholas C ^a   Shuter, Brian J ^a   Rajotte, James W ^b   Couture, Patrice ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Northern Regional Laboratory   (Canada)

^c INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; BIOENERGETICS; ENERGY BUDGET; GROWTH RATE; METHODOLOGY; TRADE-OFF;

PERCA FLAVESCENS;

EID: 22044444283     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f05-052     Document Type: Conference Paper

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