Consistent patterns of maturity and density-dependent growth among populations of walleye (Sander vitreus): Application of the growing degree-day metric

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1057-1067

  Venturelli, Paul A ^a   Lester, Nigel P ^b   Marshall, Terry R ^c   Shuter, Brian J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH RATE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MATURATION; PERCID; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; QUEBEC [CANADA];

SANDER VITREUS; STIZOSTEDION VITREUM;

EID: 77955151033     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F10-041     Document Type: Article

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