Distribution, relative abundance, and habitat use of American eel Anguilla rostrata in the Virginia portion of the Chesapeake Bay

American Fisheries Society Symposium

Volumn 2003, Issue 33, 2003, Pages 101-115

  Geer, Patrick J ^a,b  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^b Georgia Department of Natural Resources   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGUILLA ROSTRATA; ANGUILLIFORMES; HYDROZOA; TRIXIS;

EID: 24344452446     PISSN: 08922284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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