Differentiation of pallid sturgeon and shovelnose sturgeon using an index based on meristics and morphometrics

American Fisheries Society Symposium

Volumn 2002, Issue 28, 2002, Pages 249-258

  Wills, Paul S ^a   Sheehan, Robert J ^a   Heidinger, Roy ^a   Sloss, Brian L ^a   Clevenstine, Robert ^b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b US Fish and Wildlife Service   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SCAPHIRHYNCHUS; SCAPHIRHYNCHUS ALBUS; SCAPHIRHYNCHUS PLATORYNCHUS;

EID: 24344476763     PISSN: 08922284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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