Habitat requirements of northern pike (Esox lucius)

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1996, Pages 161-174

  Casselman, John M ^a   Lewis, Cheryl A ^a  

^a ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESOX LUCIUS; MORONE AMERICANA;

HABITAT REQUIREMENT; NORTHERN PIKE; WHITE PERCH;

EID: 0029981148     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjfas-53-s1-161     Document Type: Article

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