Partial Migration Across Populations of White Perch (Morone americana): A Flexible Life History Strategy in a Variable Estuarine Environment

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 227-236

  Kerr, Lisa A ^a   Secor, David H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Estuaries; Migratory behavior; Partial migration; Phenotypic plasticity; Spatial behavior

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; GROWTH RATE; HABITAT USE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; MIGRATORY POPULATION; OTOLITH; PERCIFORM; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; RESIDENT POPULATION; SALINITY;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; CHOPTANK ESTUARY; JAMES ESTUARY; MARYLAND; NANTICOKE RIVER; POTOMAC ESTUARY; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA; YORK RIVER;

MORONE AMERICANA;

EID: 84855228682     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12237-011-9434-2     Document Type: Article

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