The effect of variable winter severity on size-dependent overwinter mortality caused by acute thermal stress in juvenile red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus)

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1010-1021

  Anderson, Deena A ^a   Scharf, Frederick S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

acute cold stress; overwinter mortality; red drum; size selectivity; winter severity

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BODY SIZE; FISH; JUVENILE; MORTALITY; OVERWINTERING; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVORSHIP; TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE; WINTER;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84901396062     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fst041     Document Type: Article

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