. A Comprehensive Evaluation of Three Mussel Beds in Reach 15 of the Upper Mississippi River. [electronic resource]. Biology; Ecology; Mussels; Ecology; Data processing; Density; Management; Monitoring; Recruiting; Sampling; Mississippi river; Low rate; Aquatic biology; Growth(physiology). Figure G-3. Growth curves based on the average observed size at age (Table G-7) o^Quadrula quadrula collected from Reach 15 of the Upper Mississippi River in (a) 1994-95 and (b) 1987. All growth curves were best described by a polynomial regression formula (Table G^). Coefficient of determination (r-) values


. A Comprehensive Evaluation of Three Mussel Beds in Reach 15 of the Upper Mississippi River. [electronic resource]. Biology; Ecology; Mussels; Ecology; Data processing; Density; Management; Monitoring; Recruiting; Sampling; Mississippi river; Low rate; Aquatic biology; Growth(physiology). Figure G-3. Growth curves based on the average observed size at age (Table G-7) o^Quadrula quadrula collected from Reach 15 of the Upper Mississippi River in (a) 1994-95 and (b) 1987. All growth curves were best described by a polynomial regression formula (Table G^). Coefficient of determination (r-) values for each growth curve are listed. Minimum commercial' shell height (Illinois) and average age at sexual maturity (Table G-2) are also 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 Estimated age (yrs.) Length (r^ = ); -o* Height (r^ = ); V Width (r^ = ). Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Whitney, Scott D; Blodgett, K D; Sparks, Richard E; ILLINOIS NATURAL HISTORY SURVEY HAVANARIVER RESEARCH LAB. Ft. Belvoir Defense Technical Information Center


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