Age and Growth Characteristics of Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in Little River Watershed, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Masterson SK. 1991. Age and Growth Characteristics of Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in Little River Watershed, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
The author discusses the determination of age and growth in rainbow trout in the Little River Watershed using scale metheds to validate age classes. Masterson notes that scales are the easiest and least destructive of the bony structures to collect from fish.
- Type
- Academic
- Authors
- Masterson, Stephanie
- Date of Issue
- 1991-12
- Units
- GRSM
- Keywords
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Little River Watershed, liversomatic values, otoliths, Scale counts for rainbow trout, thesis