Population assessment and movement patterns of lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) in the Manistee River, Michigan, USA

Journal of Applied Ichthyology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-6

  Lallaman, J J ^a,b   Damstra, R A ^a,c   Galarowicz, T L ^a  

^a CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c Natural Resources Department   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIPENSER FULVESCENS;

EID: 38049108130     PISSN: 01758659     EISSN: 14390426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0426.2007.01032.x     Document Type: Article

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