First record of migrating silver American eels (Anguilla rostrata) in the St. Lawrence Estuary originating from a stocking program

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 794-797

  Verreault, Guy ^a   Dumont, Pierre ^a   Dussureault, Johanne ^a   Tardif, Rémi ^a  

^a MINISTÈRE DES RESSOURCES NATURELLES ET DE LA FAUNE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Age; American eel; Anguilla rostrata; Spawning migration; Stocking

Indexed keywords

AGE; AMERICAN EEL; ANGUILLA ROSTRATA; SPAWNING MIGRATION; STOCKING;

ESTUARIES; GLASS;

SILVER;

EEL; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FISHERY PRODUCTION; GROWTH RATE; MIGRATORY SPECIES; NEW RECORD; OTOLITH; SPAWNING GROUND;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANADA; QUEBEC [CANADA]; SAINT LAWRENCE ESTUARY; SARGASSO SEA;

ANGUILLA ROSTRATA;

EID: 78649450737     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2010.08.002     Document Type: Article

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