Marking the European eel with oxytetracycline, alizarin red and coded wire tags: An evaluation of methods

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1486-1491

  Simon, J ^a   Dorner H ^b,c  

^a Institute for Inland Fisheries eV Potsdam Sacrow   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

^c JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anguilla; Marking; Mortality; Stocking; Tag retention

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; DYE; EEL; MORTALITY; TAGGING;

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA;

EID: 33748693822     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2005.00851.x     Document Type: Article

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