Do stocked freshwater eels migrate? Evidence from the Baltic suggests "yes"

American Fisheries Society Symposium

Volumn 2003, Issue 33, 2003, Pages 275-284

  Limburg, Karin E ^a   Wickström, Håkan ^b   Svedäng, Henrik ^c   Elfman, Mikael ^d   Kristiansson, Per ^d  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER RESEARCH   (Sweden)

^c INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Sweden)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA; ANGUILLIDAE; ANGUILLIFORMES;

EID: 24344442807     PISSN: 08922284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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