Nonlethal Methods of Examining Fish Stomach Contents

Reviews in Fisheries Science

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-11

  Kamler, Jan F ^a   Pope, Kevin L ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emetics; Food habits; Gastroscopes; Stomach flushing; Stomach tubes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001661502     PISSN: 10641262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/20016491101663     Document Type: Article

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