Use of otolith chemistry to examine patterns of diadromy in the threatened Australian grayling Prototroctes maraena

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1330-1344

  Crook, D A ^a   Macdonald, J I ^a   O'Connor, J P ^a   Barry, B ^b  

^a ARTHUR RYLAH INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Barium; Diadromous; Migration; Otolith microchemistry; Strontium

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DIADROMY; FISH; JUVENILE; LIFE HISTORY; OTOLITH;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NORTHERN TERRITORY; VICTORIA RIVER;

PROTOTROCTES MARAENA;

EID: 33750599209     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2006.01191.x     Document Type: Article

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