Article
Juvenile river herring habitat use and marine emigration trends: comparing populations.
Oecologia - 1 Jan 2016
Turner Sara M, Limburg Karin E
Abstract excerpt
Juvenile habitat use and early life migratory behaviors of successfully recruited adult fish provide unique insight into critical habitats for a population, and this information allows restoration plans to be tailored to maximize benefits. Retrospective analysis of adult otolith chemistry combined with fish-otolith growth models were used to assess juvenile nursery habitat selection and size at egress to adult...
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- Animal Migration
- Animals
- Body Size
- Ecosystem
- Estuaries
- Fishes
- Fresh Water
- Otolithic Membrane
