Classification of larval and adult delta smelt to nursery areas by use of trace elemental fingerprinting

Transactions of the American Fisheries Society

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 518-527

  Hobbs, James A ^a,c   Bennett, William A ^a   Burton, Jessica ^a   Gras, Michelle ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LARVA; NURSERY GROUND; OTOLITH; TELEOST; TRACE ELEMENT;

CALIFORNIA; NAPA RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; SACRAMENTO RIVER; SAN FRANCISCO BAY; SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY; SUISUN BAY; UNITED STATES;

HYPOMESUS TRANSPACIFICUS;

EID: 34247188572     PISSN: 00028487     EISSN: 15488659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/T06-087.1     Document Type: Article

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