Spatial and temporal variation of maturation schedules of lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) in the Great Lakes

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2157-2169

  Wang, Hui Yu ^a   Höök, Tomas O ^a,e   Ebener, Mark P ^b   Mohr, Lloyd C ^c   Schneeberger, Philip J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Chippewa Ottawa Resource Authority   (United States)

^c ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

^d MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^e PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE AT MATURITY; BODY SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; MATURATION; MORTALITY; PROBABILITY; REACTION NORM; SALMONID; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

COREGONUS CLUPEAFORMIS; DIPOREIA;

EID: 54249165144     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F08-124     Document Type: Article

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