Anguilla rostrata glass eel migration and recruitment in the estuary and Gulf of St Lawrence

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 74, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1970-1984

  Dutil, J D ^a   Dumont, P ^b   Cairns, D K ^c   Galbraith, P S ^a   Verreault, G ^b   Castonguay, M ^a   Proulx, S ^a  

^a MAURICE LAMONTAGNE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b MINISTÈRE DES RESSOURCES NATURELLES ET DE LA FAUNE   (Canada)

^c FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abundance; Depth; Oceanographic conditions; Speed; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CANADA; COLD; EEL; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION MIGRATION; RIVER; SEASON;

ANGUILLA; ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; COLD TEMPERATURE; QUEBEC; RIVERS; SEASONS;

ANGUILLA ROSTRATA;

EID: 68349130071     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2009.02292.x     Document Type: Article

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