How different is different? Defining management and conservation units for a problematic exploited species

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 66, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1617-1630

  Bernard, Andrea M ^a   Ferguson, Moira M ^a   Noakes, David L G ^a   Morrison, Bruce J ^b   Wilson, Chris C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

^c TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; CONSERVATION GENETICS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC STRUCTURE; PHYLOGENETICS; SALMONID; SPAWNING; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

COREGONUS CLUPEAFORMIS;

EID: 70349626595     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F09-106     Document Type: Article

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