Habitat-mediated size selection in endangered Atlantic salmon fry: Selectional restoration assessment

Evolutionary Applications

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 352-362

  Bailey, Michael M ^a   Kinnison, Michael T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Captive rearing; Hatchery effects; Large woody debris; Natural selection; Otoliths

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951793501     PISSN: 17524563     EISSN: 17524571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-4571.2010.00126.x     Document Type: Article

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