Gulf sturgeon movements in the Pearl River drainage and the Mississippi Sound

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 89-95

  Rogillio, Howard E ^a   Ruth, Ronald T ^a   Behrens, Elizabeth H ^b   Doolittle, Cedric N ^c   Granger, Whitney J ^d   Kirk, James P ^e  

^a LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES   (United States)

^b U S ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d US Fish and Wildlife Service   (United States)

^e U S ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DRAINAGE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FISH; MOVEMENT; RIVER; SEASONAL VARIATION; TAGGING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BOGUE CHITTO RIVER; GULF OF MEXICO; LOUISIANA; MISSISSIPPI SOUND; NORTH AMERICA; PEARL RIVER [UNITED STATES]; RIGOLETS PASS; UNITED STATES;

ACIPENSER OXYRHYNCHUS DESOTOI; ACIPENSER OXYRINCHUS;

EID: 34147157809     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M05-170.1     Document Type: Article

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