Growth and survival of European whitefish larvae under enhanced UV-B irradiance

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 869-875

  Ylonen O ^a   Karjalainen, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Growth; Survival; UV B radiation; Whitefish larvae

Indexed keywords

GROWTH; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; SALMONID; SURVIVAL; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

COREGONUS; COREGONUS LAVARETUS;

EID: 4544276869     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-1112.2004.00468.x     Document Type: Article

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