Effects of ontogeny, season, and temperature on the swimming performance of juvenile green sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris)

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1360-1369

  Allen, Peter J ^a   Hodge, Brian ^a   Werner, Inge ^a   Cech Jr , Joseph J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; JUVENILE; MIGRATION; ONTOGENY; RIVER FLOW; SALMONID CULTURE; SEASONALITY; SEAWATER; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TOLERANCE;

ACIPENSER MEDIROSTRIS; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 33745781495     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F06-031     Document Type: Article

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