A nonlethal approach using strontium in scales to distinguish periods of marine and freshwater residency of anadromous species

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2443-2449

  Courtemanche, David A ^a   Whoriskey Jr , Frederick G ^b   Bujold, Valerie ^c   Curry, R Allen ^d  

^a FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

^b Atlantic Salmon Federation   (Canada)

^c MINISTÈRE DES RESSOURCES NATURELLES ET DE LA FAUNE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANADROMY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MIGRATION; SCALE READING; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STRONTIUM;

SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS FONTINALIS;

EID: 31144444268     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f05-162     Document Type: Article

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