Patch selection by mottled sculpin (Pisces: Cottidae) in a southern Appalachian stream

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 261-276

  Petty, J Todd ^a   Grossman, Gary D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HABITAT SELECTION; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MOTTLED SCULPIN; PATCH USE;

USA, NORTH CAROLINA, APPALACHIANS;

COTTIDAE; COTTUS BAIRDI;

EID: 0029775269     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.1996.00498.x     Document Type: Article

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