A Paddlefish Entrained by the 2011 Mississippi River Flood: Rescue, Recapture, and Inferred Swim Speed

We observed a large adult Paddlefish entrained from the Mississippi River through the Bonnet Carré spillway, south Louisiana, which was injured and underweight. We captured, measured (23 metrics), and tagged the fish. After it had spent a week at large on the floodway, we recaptured and released it...

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Veröffentlicht in:Southeastern Naturalist. - Eagle Hill Institute. - 12(2013), 4, Seite N26-N30
1. Verfasser: Hoover, Jan Jeffrey (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: George, Steven G., Killgore, K. Jack
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2013
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Southeastern Naturalist
Schlagworte:Biological sciences Physical sciences Business Applied sciences