Geochemical signatures in otoliths record natal origins of American shad

Transactions of the American Fisheries Society

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 57-69

  Walther, Benjamin D ^a,c   Thorrold, Simon R ^a   Olney, John E ^b  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; CLUPEOID; GEOCHEMICAL METHOD; LIFE HISTORY; MOVEMENT; OTOLITH; POPULATION MIGRATION; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SPAWNING GROUND; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ATLANTIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; ATLANTIC COAST [UNITED STATES]; MATTAPONI RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; PAMUNKEY RIVER; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA; YORK RIVER;

ALOSA SAPIDISSIMA; ANIMALIA; PISCES;

EID: 41349120047     PISSN: 00028487     EISSN: 15488659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/T07-029.1     Document Type: Article

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