The role of trophic bottlenecks in stunting: A field test of an allocation model of growth and reproduction in yellow perch, Perca flavescens

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 53-63

  Heath, Daniel D ^a,b   Roff, Derek A ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic prey; Computer simulation; Diet; Fish; Ration limitation

Indexed keywords

BROWN BULLHEAD; GOLDEN SHINER; NORTHERN PIKE; PUMPKINSEED; ROCK BASS; STUNTING; TROPHIC BOTTLENECK; WHITE SUCKER; YELLOW PERCH;

CANADA, QUEBEC, LAC HERTEL;

AMBLOPLITES RUPESTRIS; CATOSTOMUS COMMERSONI; ESOX LUCIUS; ICTALURUS NEBULOSUS; LEPOMIS GIBBOSUS; NOTEMIGONUS CRYSOLEUCAS; PERCA FLAVESCENS;

EID: 0029669013     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00000627     Document Type: Article

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