An evaluation of the precision of fin ray, otolith, and scale age determinations for brook trout

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1790-1795

  Stolarski, Jason T ^a,b   Hartman, Kyle J ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; OTOLITH; PRECISION; SALMONID;

SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS FONTINALIS;

EID: 58249108079     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M07-187.1     Document Type: Article

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