RNA/DNA ratio and total length of yellow perch (Perca flavescens) in managed and natural wetlands of a large fluvial lake

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 2211-2218

  Tardif, D ^a   Glemet H ^b   Brodeur, P ^c   Mingelbier, M ^c  

^a CLIN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GROWTH; PERCID; WETLAND; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

CANADA; LAC SAINT-PIERRE; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

PERCA FLAVESCENS;

EID: 32644438772     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f05-137     Document Type: Article

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