Population abundance and stock characteristics of flathead catfish in the lower St. Joseph River, Michigan

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1191-1201

  Daugherty, Daniel J ^a   Sutton, Trent M ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGE STRUCTURE; BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS; BODY CONDITION; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; GROWTH; SIZE STRUCTURE; SURVIVAL;

NORTH AMERICA; SAINT JOSEPH RIVER; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

PYLODICTIS OLIVARIS;

EID: 23844437555     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M03-251.1     Document Type: Article

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