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Improving eel pass efficiency: The role of crest shape and water flow in facilitating upstream juvenile eel migration

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  • 1. Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, London, UK & Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College London, London, UK
  • 2. Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, London, UK
  • 3. Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, London, UK & Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Environmental Studies, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå, Sweden
  • 4. Conservation and Policy, Zoological Society of London, London, UK
  • 5. Environment Agency, Sentinel House, Fradley, UK
  • 6. Environment Agency, Rivers House,

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Williamson, Michael J., Allen, Bryony E., Brand, Jack A., Pike, Charlotte, Sergeant, Chris, Grzesiok, Chris, Wright, Rosalind M., Piper, Adam T. (2025): Improving eel pass efficiency: The role of crest shape and water flow in facilitating upstream juvenile eel migration. Journal of Fish Biology 107 (2): 480-492, DOI: 10.1111/jfb.70017, URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.70017

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