Adfluvial and fluvial life history variations and migratory patterns of a relict charr, Salvelinus confluentus, stock in west-central Idaho, USA

Ecology of Freshwater Fish

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 231-243

  Watry, C B ^a,b   Scarnecchia, D L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b Cramer Fish Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Bull trout; Charr; Migration; Salmonidae; Salvelinus

Indexed keywords

SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS; SALVELINUS CONFLUENTUS; SALVELINUS FONTINALIS;

EID: 43149110211     PISSN: 09066691     EISSN: 16000633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0633.2007.00274.x     Document Type: Article

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