Site fidelity of mummichogs (Fundulus heteroclitus) in an Atlantic Canadian Estuary

Water Quality Research Journal of Canada

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 288-298

  Skinner, Marc A ^a,b   Courtenay, Simon C ^a,b   Parker, W Roy ^a   Curry, R Allen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b GULF FISHERIES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fish exposure; Fundulus; Mark recapture; Mummichog; Pulp and paper mills; Site fidelity

Indexed keywords

EFFLUENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ESTUARIES; MONITORING; PAPER AND PULP MILLS;

FISH EXPOSURE; MUMMICHOGS; SITE FIDELITY;

FISHERIES;

BIOMARKER; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FISH; POINT SOURCE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POLLUTION MONITORING; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY;

EFFLUENTS; ESTUARIES; FISHES; MONITORING; PAPER MILLS; PULP MILLS;

CANADA; MIRAMICHI ESTUARY; NEW BRUNSWICK; NORTH AMERICA;

FUNDULUS; FUNDULUS HETEROCLITUS; PHOXINUS PHOXINUS;

EID: 28444437406     PISSN: 12013080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wqrj.2005.034     Document Type: Article

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