Otolith microchemistry as a stock identification tool for freshwater fishes: Testing its limits in Lake erie

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1475-1489

  Pangle, Kevin L ^a   Ludsin, Stuart A ^a   Fryer, Brian J ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; LARVA; MOVEMENT; OTOLITH; PERCID; RIVER FLOW; SPAWNING; STOCK IDENTIFICATION; TRIBUTARY; WATER CHEMISTRY;

DETROIT RIVER; GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; LAKE ERIE; OHIO; SANDUSKY BAY; UNITED STATES;

PERCA; PERCA FLAVESCENS; PISCES;

EID: 77955136681     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: 12057533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F10-076     Document Type: Article

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