A preliminary otolith microchemical examination of the diadromous migrations of Atlantic Tarpon Megalops atlanticus

Biology and Management of the World Tarpon and Bonefish Fisheries

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 259-274

  Brown, Randy J ^a   Severin, Kenneth P ^b  

^a U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

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