Differential effects of origin and salinity rearing conditions on growth of glass eels of the American eel Anguilla rostrata: Implications for stocking programmes

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 74, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1934-1948

  Cote C L ^a   Castonguay, M ^b   Verreault, G ^c   Bernatchez, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b MAURICE LAMONTAGNE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

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

Author keywords

Anguilla; Genetic variation; Migration; Panmixia; Population; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CANADA; EEL; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; RIVER; SALINITY; SEX RATIO;

ANGUILLA; ANIMALS; BIOMASS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; MALE; NOVA SCOTIA; RIVERS; SALINITY; SEX RATIO;

ANGUILLA ROSTRATA;

EID: 68349154239     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2009.02291.x     Document Type: Article

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