Stock structure and dynamics of longnose gar and shortnose gar in the wabash river, Indiana-illinois

Journal of Freshwater Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 657-666

  Sutton, Trent M ^a   Grier, Angela C ^b   Frankland, Leslie D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^c ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; BROOD STOCK; GROWTH RATE; MORTALITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SIZE STRUCTURE; TELEOST;

UNITED STATES; WABASH RIVER;

LEPISOSTEUS OSSEUS; LEPISOSTEUS PLATOSTOMUS;

EID: 72249122553     PISSN: 02705060     EISSN: 21566941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02705060.2009.9664344     Document Type: Article

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