Visible implant elastomer color determination, tag visibility, and tag loss: Potential sources of error for mark-recapture studies

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 327-337

  Curtis, Janelle M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLOR; ERROR ANALYSIS; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; STOCK IDENTIFICATION; TAGGING; TELEOST; VISIBILITY;

HIPPOCAMPINAE; HIPPOCAMPUS (FISH); HIPPOCAMPUS GUTTULATUS;

EID: 33751422686     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M05-099.1     Document Type: Article

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