Characterization of elasticity patterns of North American freshwater fishes

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2050-2066

  Vélez Espino, Luis A ^a   Fox, Michael G ^b   McLaughlin, Robert L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FECUNDITY; FISH; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; JUVENILE; PERTURBATION; POPULATION GROWTH; SURVIVAL;

NORTH AMERICA;

PISCES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33751058224     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F06-093     Document Type: Article

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