Retrospective growth analysis of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) from the Miramichi River, Canada

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 66, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1294-1308

  Friedland, Kevin D ^a   Moore, David ^b   Hogan, Fiona ^c  

^a NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

^b FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; CLIMATE VARIATION; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MOLT; MORTALITY; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SALMONID;

CANADA; MIRAMICHI RIVER; NEW BRUNSWICK; NORTH AMERICA;

SALMO SALAR;

EID: 70350137110     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F09-077     Document Type: Article

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