The effects of water currents on walleye (sander vitreus) eggs and larvae and implications for the early survival of walleye in lake Erie

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1959-1967

  Humphrey, Sarah ^a   Zhao, Yingming ^a,b   Higgs, Dennis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; EGG; LARVA; PERCIFORM; SUBSTRATE; SURVIVAL; SWIMMING; TELEOST;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; LAKE ERIE;

SANDER VITREUS; STIZOSTEDION VITREUM; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 84871018799     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: 12057533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f2012-116     Document Type: Article

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