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Maturation and Reproduction of Shovelnose Sturgeon in the Middle Mississippi River
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Maturation and Reproduction of Shovelnose Sturgeon in the Middle Mississippi River |
| Creator | Tripp, Sara J Phelps, Quinton E Colombo, Robert E Garvey, James E Burr, Brooks M Herzog, David P Hrabik, Robert A |
| Description | Shovelnose sturgeon Scaphirhynchus platorynchus in the middle Mississippi River provide one of the last commercially viable sturgeon fisheries in the world, yet their maturation and reproduction have not been linked. During 2005 and 2006, we sampled adult and age-0 shovelnose sturgeon to link age at maturation, the timing and periodicity of spawning, age-0 sturgeon production, and the resulting age-0 growth rates. Age at maturity was later than previous estimates, the minimum age of first... |
| Date | 2009-06-01T07:00:00Z |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Identifier | https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/fiaq_pubs/21 https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/context/fiaq_pubs/article/1019/viewcontent/Maturation_and_Reproduction_of_Shovelnose_Sturgeon_in_the_Middle_Mississippi_River.pdf |
| Source | Publications |
| Publisher | OpenSIUC |
