Effects of surgically implanted PIT tags on growth, survival and tag retention of yellow shortfin eels Anguilla australis under laboratory conditions

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 314-319

  Hirt Chabbert, J A ^a   Young, O A ^a  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Anguilliforms; Body cavity; Passive integrated transponder

Indexed keywords

ANGUILLA (FISH); ANIMAL; ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION; AQUACULTURE; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSTRUMENTATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANGUILLA; ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS; ANIMALS; AQUACULTURE; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT;

ANGUILLA; ANGUILLA AUSTRALIS; ANGUILLIFORMES;

EID: 84863328501     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2012.03289.x     Document Type: Article

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