Perspectives on pink salmon and sea lice: Scientific evidence fails to support the extinction hypothesis

Reviews in Fisheries Science

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 403-412

  Brooks, Kenneth M ^a   Jones, Simon R M ^b  

^a Aquatic Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^b PACIFIC BIOLOGICAL STATION   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Atlantic salmon; Netpens; Pink salmon fry; Sea lice

Indexed keywords

ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS GORBUSCHA; PHTHIRAPTERA; SALMO SALAR;

EID: 42549134403     PISSN: 10641262     EISSN: 15476553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10641260801937131     Document Type: Article

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