Use of otolith chemical signatures to estimate carp recruitment sources in the mid-Murray River, Australia

River Research and Applications

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 871-879

  Crook, David A ^a   Gillanders, Bronwyn M ^b  

^a ARTHUR RYLAH INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Common carp; Cyprinus carpio; Fish recruitment; Otolith chemistry

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FISH; JUVENILE; OTOLITH; RECRUITMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MURRAY RIVER;

CYPRINUS CARPIO; MOIRA;

EID: 33750603559     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.941     Document Type: Article

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