Continental-scale variation in otolith geochemistry of juvenile American shad (Alosa sapidissima)

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2623-2635

  Walther, Benjamin D ^a,b   Thorrold, Simon R ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CLUPEOID; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATABASE; JUVENILE; MIGRATION; OTOLITH; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SPAWNING; WATER CHEMISTRY;

ALOSA SAPIDISSIMA;

EID: 58149084241     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F08-164     Document Type: Article

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