An estimation of American eel escapement from the Upper St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario in 1996 and 1997

American Fisheries Society Symposium

Volumn 2003, Issue 33, 2003, Pages 243-251

  Verreault, Guy ^a   Dumont, Pierre ^a  

^a Direction de l'Aménagement de la Faune du Bas Saint Laurent ^*  (Canada)

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Indexed keywords

ANGUILLA ROSTRATA; ANGUILLIFORMES;

EID: 24344486435     PISSN: 08922284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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