Gulf sturgeon summer habitat use and fall migration in the Pascagoula River, Mississippi, USA

Journal of Applied Ichthyology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 461-468

  Heise, Ryan J ^a,c   Slack, W T ^b   Ross, S T ^a,d   Dugo, M A ^a,b  

^a University of Southern Mississippi   (United States)

^b Mississippi Museum Natural Science   (United States)

^c North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTUMN; FISH; GIS; HABITAT USE; MIGRATION; MIGRATION ROUTE; MONITORING; RIVER FLOW; SUMMER;

MISSISSIPPI; NORTH AMERICA; PASCAGOULA RIVER; UNITED STATES;

ACIPENSER OXYRHYNCHUS DESOTOI; ACIPENSER OXYRINCHUS;

EID: 33845396306     PISSN: 01758659     EISSN: 14390426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0426.2005.00701.x     Document Type: Article

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