Morphometric and meristic differences among bluehead suckers, flannelmouth suckers, white suckers, and their hybrids: Tools for the management of native species in the upper colorado river basin

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 460-467

  Quist, Michael C ^a   Bower, Michael R ^b   Hubert, Wayne A ^c   Parchman, Thomas L ^c   McDonald, David B ^c  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

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EID: 84978970311     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M08-098.1     Document Type: Article

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