Age and growth of pallid sturgeon in the free-flowing Mississippi River

Journal of Applied Ichthyology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 452-456

  Killgore, K J ^a   Hoover, J J ^a   Kirk, J P ^a   George, S G ^a   Lewis, B R ^a   Murphy, C E ^a  

^a US ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SCAPHIRHYNCHUS; SCAPHIRHYNCHUS ALBUS;

EID: 34547205604     PISSN: 01758659     EISSN: 14390426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0426.2007.00892.x     Document Type: Article

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