Seasonal growth and year class strength variations of perch near the northern limits of its distribution range

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 176-186

  Tolonen, A ^a   Lappalainen, J ^a   Pulliainen, E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Perca fluviatilis; Perch; Seasonal growth; Subarctic; Temperature; Year class strength

Indexed keywords

FISH; GROWTH RATE; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VON BERTALANFFY EQUATION;

PERCA; PERCA FLUVIATILIS;

EID: 2342621429     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1095-8649.2003.00141.x     Document Type: Article

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