Evidence for resource partitioning and competition in nursery estuaries by juvenile flatfish in Oregon and Washington

Fishery Bulletin

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 616-622

  Rooper, Christopher N ^a,b   Gunderson, Donald R ^a   Armstrong, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b ALASKA FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

PLEURONECTIFORMES;

EID: 33846963198     PISSN: 00900656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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