Expulsion of miniature radio transmitters along with eggs of muskellunge and northern pike - A new method for locating critical spawning habitat

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 79, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 99-109

  Pierce, Rodney B ^a   Younk, Jerry A ^a   Tomcko, Cynthia M ^a  

^a MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Egg deposition; Oviduct; Radio telemetry; Spawning sites

Indexed keywords

EGG PRODUCTION; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; RADIOTELEMETRY; REPRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL; SPAWNING GROUND; TELEOST; VEGETATION COVER; WATER DEPTH;

ELK LAKE; MINNESOTA; MOOSE LAKE [MINNESOTA]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WILLOW LAKE;

CAREX; CHARA; ESOX LUCIUS; ESOX MASQUINONGY; SALIX; SCHOENOPLECTUS SUBTERMINALIS;

EID: 34247330903     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10641-006-9063-y     Document Type: Article

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