Stocking of endangered razorback suckers in the lower Colorado River basin over three decades: 1974-2004

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 43-51

  Schooley, Jason D ^a   Marsh, Paul C ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYPRINID; ENDANGERED SPECIES; REINTRODUCTION; RIVER BASIN; STOCK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL;

COLORADO BASIN; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; SONORA; UNITED STATES; WYOMING;

PISCES; XYRAUCHEN; XYRAUCHEN TEXANUS;

EID: 34147109829     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M05-088.1     Document Type: Article

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