Age-related movement patterns and population structuring in southern garfish, Hyporhamphus melanochir, inferred from otolith chemistry

Fisheries Management and Ecology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 265-278

  Steer, Michael A ^a   Fowler, A J ^a   Gillanders, B M ^b  

^a SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Hemiramphidae; LA ICP MS; Otolith; Population; Trace elements.

Indexed keywords

FISH; MOVEMENT; OTOLITH; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SUBPOPULATION; TRACE ELEMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

HEMIRAMPHIDAE; HYPORHAMPHUS MELANOCHIR;

EID: 67650690605     PISSN: 0969997X     EISSN: 13652400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2400.2009.00660.x     Document Type: Article

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