Movement patterns of American eels in an impounded watercourse, as indicated by otolith microchemistry

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 452-458

  Cairns, D K ^a   Shiao, J C ^b   Iizuka, Y ^c   Tzeng, W N ^b   MacPherson, C D ^a  

^a FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; EEL; HABITAT SELECTION; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; OTOLITH; SETTLING BEHAVIOR;

ANGUILLA ROSTRATA; ANGUILLIFORMES;

EID: 2942660151     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M03-054.1     Document Type: Article

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