Seasonal movements, habitat use, aggregation, exploitation, and entrainment of saugers in the lower Yellowstone River: An empirical assessment of factors affecting population recovery

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1550-1568

  Jaeger, Matthew E ^a   Zale, Alexander V ^a   McMahon, Thomas E ^a   Schmitz, Brad J ^b  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WILDLIFE AND PARKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION; HABITAT USE; MOVEMENT; RECOVERY; SEASONAL VARIATION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; YELLOWSTONE RIVER;

PISCES; STIZOSTEDION CANADENSE;

EID: 30744455460     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M04-158.1     Document Type: Article

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