Effect of pelvic fin ray removal on survival and growth of bull trout

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 953-959

  Zymonas, Nikolas D ^a,b   McMahon, Thomas E ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND FISH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH RESPONSE; LABORATORY METHOD; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALMONID; SURVIVAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS CONFLUENTUS;

EID: 34247188544     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M05-119.1     Document Type: Article

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