Comparison of rainbow smelt age estimates from fin rays and otoliths

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 42-49

  Walsh, Maureen G ^a   Maloy, Aaron P ^a,b   O'Brien, Timothy P ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b Atlantic Technological University Sligo   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESTIMATION METHOD; FOOD WEB; GROWTH; MORTALITY; OTOLITH; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TELEOST;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; LAKE ONTARIO; NORTH AMERICA;

OSMERUS; OSMERUS MORDAX;

EID: 42049117093     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M06-292.1     Document Type: Article

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