Size and age distributions of Juvenile Connecticut River American shad above Hadley Falls: Influence on outmigration representation and timing

River Research and Applications

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 929-940

  O'Donnell, Matthew J ^a,b   Letcher, Benjamin H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; American shad; Growth; Size

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMIGRATION; FISH; GROWTH RATE; HABITAT USE; HATCHING DATE; JUVENILE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

CONNECTICUT RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ALOSA SAPIDISSIMA;

EID: 52949146015     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.1111     Document Type: Article

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