Survival and behaviour of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) released from an experimental aquaculture operation

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 66, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1976-1988

  Blanchfield, Paul J ^a   Tate, Lori S ^a   Podemski, Cheryl L ^a  

^a FRESHWATER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; EXPERIMENTAL CULTURE; GROWTH RATE; MORTALITY; MOVEMENT; NATIVE SPECIES; REARING; SALMONID; SURVIVAL; TELEMETRY; WATER COLUMN;

CANADA; EXPERIMENTAL LAKES AREA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS;

EID: 70350547316     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F09-127     Document Type: Article

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