Spatial variation of trophic position and growth rate of juvenile striped bass (Morone saxatilis) in the Delaware River

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 685-692

  Wainright, Sam C ^a   Fuller, Charlotte M ^a   Michener, Robert H ^b   Richards, R Anne ^c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Boston University   (United States)

^c NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STRIPED BASS; TROPHIC POSITION;

USA, (NORTHEAST), DELAWARE RIVER;

MORONE SAXATILIS; PERCICHTHYIDAE;

EID: 0030470962     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f95-229     Document Type: Article

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