Predation at intermountain west fish hatcheries

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 616-624

  Pitt, William C ^a   Conover, Michael R ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

aquaculture; fish hatchery; Idaho; Intermountain West; Onchorhynchus mykiss; piscivorous birds; piscivory; predation; trout; Utah; wildlife damage management; Wyoming

Indexed keywords

ARDEA HERODIAS; ARDEIDAE; AVES; CARNIVORA; CATUS; FELIS CATUS; GALLIFORMES; LARUS CALIFORNICUS; MEPHITIS; MYKISS; NYCTICORAX NYCTICORAX; ONCHORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; PANDION; PANDION HALIAETUS; PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR; SALMONIDAE;

AQUACULTURE; FISH HATCHERY; PREDATION;

USA, IDAHO; USA, UTAH; USA, WYOMING;

EID: 0029660357     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802080     Document Type: Article

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