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Assessment of Otolith Chemistry as an Indicator of Fish Movement or Transfer Between the Illinois River System and Lake Michigan

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Title Assessment of Otolith Chemistry as an Indicator of Fish Movement or Transfer Between the Illinois River System and Lake Michigan
Creator Whitledge, Gregory
Description Naturally occurring chemical markers in otoliths offer a potential means to identify source environment for fishes in the upper Illinois River system and Lake Michigan, including individuals that may breach electrical barriers in the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal or be transferred via bait buckets between these formerly isolated drainages. The objectives of this study were to determine whether water and fish otolith stable isotopic and elemental compositions differ among Lake Michigan, the...
Date 2008-01-01T08:00:00Z
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Identifier https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/fiaq_reports/6 https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/context/fiaq_reports/article/1010/viewcontent/whit3.pdf
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