Seasonal variation in size-dependent survival of juvenile Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar): Performance of multistate capture-mark-recapture models

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1649-1666

  Letcher, Benjamin H ^a   Horton, Gregg E ^a,b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; JUVENILE; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SALMONID; SAMPLING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SIZE EFFECT; STREAM; SURVIVAL;

SALMO SALAR;

EID: 48949101021     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F08-083     Document Type: Article

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