Recruitment of Anguilla spp. glass eels in the Waikato River, New Zealand. Evidence of declining migrations?

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 74, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2014-2033

  Jellyman, D J ^a   Booker, D J ^a   Watene, E ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b Claims Environmental Unit   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Anguilla australis; Anguilla dieffenbachii; Spring tides; Tidal influence; Upstream migration

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EEL; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION MIGRATION; RIVER; SEASON; TEMPERATURE; WATER FLOW;

ANGUILLA; ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; NEW ZEALAND; RIVERS; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE; WATER MOVEMENTS;

ANGUILLA AUSTRALIS; ANGUILLA DIEFFENBACHII;

EID: 68349130075     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2009.02241.x     Document Type: Article

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