Habitat utilization of juvenile lake sturgeon, acipenser fulvescens, in a large Canadian river

Journal of Applied Ichthyology

Volumn 25, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages 18-26

  Barth, C C ^a,b   Peake, S J ^a   Allen, P J ^a,b   Anderson, W G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIPENSER FULVESCENS;

EID: 70349284737     PISSN: 01758659     EISSN: 14390426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0426.2009.01335.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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