Estuarine and nearshore marine habitat use by gulf sturgeon from the Choctawhatchee River System, Florida

American Fisheries Society Symposium

Volumn 2002, Issue 28, 2002, Pages 111-126

  Fox, Dewayne A ^a,c   Hightower, Joseph E ^a   Parauka, Frank M ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIPENSER OXYRHYNCHUS DESOTOI; ACIPENSER OXYRINCHUS; ACIPENSERIDAE; ANNELIDA; CRUSTACEA;

EID: 24344456037     PISSN: 08922284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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