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Mortality Estimates of Juvenile Spring–Summer Chinook Salmon in the Lower Columbia River and Estuary, 1992–1998: Evidence for Delayed Mortality?

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Pages 457-475 | Received 18 Jul 2005, Accepted 26 Oct 2005, Published online: 09 Jan 2011

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