Characterization of growth and winter survival of age-0 yellow perch in southeastern Lake Michigan

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 227-240

  Fitzgerald, Dean G ^a   Clapp, David F ^b   Belonger, Brian J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^c WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Growth; Lake Michigan; Otolith; Winter survival; Yellow perch

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WATERSHEDS;

MORTALITY; WINTER SURVIVAL;

LAKES;

CONSPECIFIC; FISH; GROWTH RATE; RECRUITMENT; SURVIVAL; WINTER;

GREAT LAKES; LAKE MICHIGAN; NORTH AMERICA;

PERCA FLAVESCENS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 3843109897     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0380-1330(04)70341-X     Document Type: Article

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