Yellow-stage American eel movements determined by microtagging and acoustic telemetry in the St Jean River watershed, Gaspé, Quebec, Canada

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1095-1112

  Thibault, I ^a   Dodson, J J ^a   Caron, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b MINISTÈRE DES RESSOURCES NATURELLES ET DE LA FAUNE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acoustic telemetry; Amphidromy; Anguilla rostrata; Microtagging; Nocturnal behaviour; Site fidelity

Indexed keywords

ANGUILLA ROSTRATA;

EID: 34748858722     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2007.01584.x     Document Type: Article

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